Orocrambus ventosus
Orocrambus ventosus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Orocrambus |
Species: | O. ventosus |
Binomial name | |
Orocrambus ventosus Meyrick, 1920 | |
Orocrambus ventosus is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920.[2][3] The species is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded in the Tasman Mountains and at Mount Owen. Its preferred habitat is alpine grasslands.[5]
The wingspan is 25–31 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to February.[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. (1920). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. v. 52: 30–32. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ "Orocrambus ventosus Meyrick, 1920". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- 1 2 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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