Stenachroia

Stenachroia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Galleriinae
Tribe: Tirathabini
Genus: Stenachroia
Hampson, 1898
Species:
S. elongella
Binomial name
Stenachroia elongella
Hampson, 1898

Stenachroia elongella, the sorghum earhead worm or cob borer, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is the only species in the genus Stenachroia. The species was first described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.

During 1977 and 1978, the species was recorded as a major pest of maize cobs, damaging mature grains, in the Khasi Hills in Meghalaya, India.

References

  1. ↑ "Stenachroia Hampson, 1898". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Species Details: Stenachroia elongella Hampson, 1898". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  4. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Stenachroia elongella Hampson, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "A new record of sorghum earhead worm, Stenachroia elongella Walk. as a serious pest of maize in Meghalaya.publisher=cabdirect". Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Evaluation of maize hybrids against stem borer (Chilo partellus Swinhoe) and cob borer (Stenachroia elongella Hampson) in Meghalaya of North-East India". Retrieved 29 May 2018.