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Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Xyleninae (subfamily)/  Apameini (tribe)/  Busseola (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Fuller, 1901)
Citation:Sesamia fusca
Original genus:Sesamia
Publication:Fuller C. 1901. First report of the Governmental Entomologist, 1899–1900.
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Pagination:45; pl. 11
Name(English):Maize stalk borer
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Busseola fusca (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Busseola by A. J. T. Janse (1939: 341).

Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 1300♂, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Angola Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 657
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Benin Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. page 172
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Cameroon Ndemah R., Schulthess F., Poehling M. & Borgemeister C. 2000. Species composition and seasonal dynamics of lepidopterous stem borers on maize and elephant grass, Pennisetum purpureum (Moench) (Poaceae), at two forest margin sites in Cameroon. page 265
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Central African Republic page F. Aulombard
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Kiriakoff S. G. 1954e. Explorations du Parc National de l'Upemba. Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 54 (as sorghicida)
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Côte d'Ivoire Moyal P. & Tran M. 1989. Etude morphologique des stades pré-imaginaux des lépidoptères foreurs de maïs en zone des savanes de Côte-d'Ivoire. page 472
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Eritrea Berio E. 1941b. Contributo alla studio dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea VII. Euchromiidae, Arctiidae, Agaristidae, Lymantriidae, Lasiocampidae, Noctuidae raccolte dal sig. G. Vaccaro nel 1938. page 187
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Ghana Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 657
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Guinea Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Noctuidae. page 215
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Kenya Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 657
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Lesotho Ebenebe A. A., van der Berg J. & van der Linde T. C. 2000b. Seasonal moth flight activity of the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Lesotho. page 63
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Malawi Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 657
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Mozambique Saraiva A. C. 1939. A preliminary list of the insect pests of crops and fruit trees in Portuguese East Africa. page 105
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Nigeria Peacock A. D. 1913. Entomological pests and problems of southern Nigeria. page 213
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) South Africa Eastern Cape Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 296
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) South Africa Mpumalanga Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 342
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) South Africa Gauteng Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 342
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Tanzania Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 657
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Togo Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 657
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Uganda Hargreaves H. 1939. Notes on some pests of maize and millets in Uganda. page 104
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 405 (as fusca)
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Zimbabwe Hampson G. F. 1910d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). IX. Noctuidae. page 274
Plant note:

Stem borer. See also Macharia et al. (1994: 45–49).

Macharia M. W., Khaemba B. M. & Seshu Reddy K. V. 1994. Some aspects of the biology of the maize stalk borer Busseola fusca fuller (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) in Kenya.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Cenchrus purpureus Poaceae Uganda Hargreaves H. 1939. Notes on some pests of maize and millets in Uganda. page 104 (as Pennisetum)
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Cenchrus purpureus Poaceae Cameroon Ndemah R., Schulthess F., Korie S., Borgemeister C. & Cardwell K. F. 2001. Distribution, relative importance and effect of lepidopterous borers on maize yields in the forest zone and mid-altitude of Cameroon. page 265 (as Pennisetum)
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Panicum maximum Poaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 186
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Pennisetum sp. Poaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 186
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Saccharum officinarum Poaceae Uganda Hargreaves H. 1939. Notes on some pests of maize and millets in Uganda. page 104
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Saccharum officinarum Poaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 109
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Sorghum bicolor Poaceae South Africa Kfir R. 2000. Seasonal occurrence, parasitoids and pathogens of the African stem borer, Bussola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), on cereal crops in South Africa. page 1
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Sorghum bicolor subsp. verticilliflorum Poaceae Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. page 173 (as Sorghum arundinaceum)
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Sorghum sp. Poaceae South Africa van Rensburg J. B. J. & van den Berg J. 1990. Host plant preference by the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 138
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Sorghum sp. Poaceae Lesotho Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. page 165
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Sorghum vulgare Poaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 186
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Zea mays Poaceae Mozambique Saraiva A. C. 1939. A preliminary list of the insect pests of crops and fruit trees in Portuguese East Africa. page 105
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Zea mays Poaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 109
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Zea mays Poaceae Nigeria Peacock A. D. 1913. Entomological pests and problems of southern Nigeria. page 213
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Zea mays Poaceae Cameroon Ndemah R., Schulthess F., Korie S., Borgemeister C. & Cardwell K. F. 2001. Distribution, relative importance and effect of lepidopterous borers on maize yields in the forest zone and mid-altitude of Cameroon. page 265
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Zea mays Poaceae Uganda Hargreaves H. 1939. Notes on some pests of maize and millets in Uganda. page 104
Busseola fusca (Fuller, 1901) Zea mays Poaceae Kenya Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 35
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Busseola fusca (Hampson, 1902) (Hampson, 1902) species Misapplied Sesamia fusca
Busseola sorghicida Thurau, 1904 Thurau, 1904 species Synonym Busseola sorghicida