Orocrambus callirrhous
Orocrambus callirrhous | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Orocrambus |
Species: | O. callirrhous |
Binomial name | |
Orocrambus callirrhous (Meyrick, 1883) | |
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Orocrambus callirrhous is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] It has been recorded from the eastern and central part of the South Island and the coast near Wellington and Whangarei on the North Island.[5]
The wingspan is 24–32 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to April.[5]
The larvae feed on Festuca novaezealandiae.[5]
References
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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 186–187 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ "Orocrambus callirrhous (Meyrick, 1882)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- 1 2 3 Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Revision of the New Zealand Crambini". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. The Royal Society of New Zealand. 2 (3): 305. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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