Orocrambus angustipennis

Orocrambus angustipennis
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Orocrambus
Species: O. angustipennis
Binomial name
Orocrambus angustipennis
(Zeller, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chilo angustipennis Zeller, 1877

Orocrambus angustipennis is a species of moth in the Crambinae family.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] O. angustipennis is present in the North Island, South Island and the Chatham Islands.[3]

The wingspan is 34–40 mm for males and 44–50 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to March in two generations per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Cortaderia, including Cortaderia selloana and Cortaderia toetoe.[3] They feed within growing stems and blades.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Orocrambus angustipennis (Zeller, 1877)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 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): 303. Retrieved 21 January 2017.


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