Orocrambus ephorus
| Orocrambus ephorus | |
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| Holotype specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Orocrambus |
| Species: | O. ephorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Orocrambus ephorus (Meyrick, 1885) | |
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Orocrambus ephorus is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] It has been recorded from the South Island.[5] The species' preferred habitat consists of alpine tussock grasslands.[5]
The wingspan is 31–39 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from November to February.[5]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (May 1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 135. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ "Orocrambus ephorus (Meyrick, 1885)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- 1 2 3 Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Revision of the New Zealand Crambini (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Crambinae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 2 (3): 265–363. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517878 – via Taylor & Francis.
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