Orocrambus aethonellus

Orocrambus aethonellus
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Orocrambus
Species: O. aethonellus
Binomial name
Orocrambus aethonellus
(Meyrick, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Crambus aethonellus Meyrick, 1883
  • Crambus antimorus Meyrick, 1901
  • Crambus aulistes Meyrick, 1909
  • Crambus heteranthes Meyrick, 1901
  • Crambus meristes Meyrick, 1919
  • Crambus meritus Philpott, 1929
  • Crambus saristes Meyrick, 1909

Orocrambus aethonellus is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3][4] O. aethonellus has been recorded from the South Island.[5] The habitat consists of sandhills and bogs at sea level, up to altitudes of about 1,200 meters.[5]

The wingspan is 13–20 mm for males and 15–21 mm for females.[5] Adults have been recorded on wing from late October to late January.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 457. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  2. ↑ Meyrick, E. (1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 186–187 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ↑ "Orocrambus aethonellus (Meyrick, 1882)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Revision of the New Zealand Crambini". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. The Royal Society of New Zealand. 2 (3): 344. Retrieved 21 January 2017.


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