Orocrambus ramosellus
Orocrambus ramosellus | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Orocrambus |
Species: | O. ramosellus |
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Orocrambus ramosellus (Doubleday in White & Doubleday, 1843) | |
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Orocrambus ramosellus is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It was described by Henry Doubleday in 1843. [2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded in the North and South Islands.[5] The habitat of this species consists of pastures.[5]
The wingspan is 23–29 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from October to July.[5]
The larvae feed on Festuca novaezealandiae, Poa caespitosa, Agrostis tenuis, Alopercus pratensis, Bromus catharticus and Poa annua.[6]
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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.
- ↑ Dieffenbach, E. (1843). "List of Annulose Animals hitherto recorded as found in New Zealand with descriptions of some new species by Messrs. Adam White and Edward Doubleday.". Travels in New Zealand: with contributions to the geography, geology, botany and natural history of the country. 2. London: John Murray. p. 288.
- ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Orocrambus ramosellus (Doubleday, 1843)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- 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.
- ↑ Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Information on the life cycles of some New Zealand Crambini (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae:Crambinae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 2 (3): 365–376. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517879 – via Taylor & Francis.
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