Sesamia grisescens

Sesamia grisescens, the pink sugarcane borer, pink stalk borer, shoot borer, sugarcane borer or ramu shoot borer, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Warren in 1911.^[1] It is found in Papua New Guinea, Seram, the Moluccas and New Britain.^[2]

Female, ventral view

Male, ventral view

Sesamia grisescens
Female, dorsal view
Male, dorsal view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Sesamia
Species:	S. grisescens
Binomial name
Sesamia grisescens Warren, 1911

The larvae are a pest on Saccharum officinarum, although they also feed on other plants, including Saccharum robustum, Saccharum spontaneum, Saccharum edule, Pennisetum purpureum and Panicum maximum.^[3]