Coniesta ignefusalis, the pearl millet stem-borer, is a moth in the family Crambidae.

[1] Coniesta ignefusalis is found throughout the West African Sahel, including in Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin, and Nigeria, where the species is known by local farmers as a major pest of grain crops.

[2][3] As a major grain crop pest in the Sahel,[4][5] the larvae attack pearl millet, sorghum, and maize.

[6] It also affects pearl millet crops in northern Mali.

This article relating to the moth tribe Haimbachiini is a stub.