Orocrambus dicrenellus
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Subfamily: | Crambinae |
Tribe: | Crambini |
Genus: | Orocrambus |
Species: | O. dicrenellus
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Orocrambus dicrenellus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[2] This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1882 under the name Crambus dicrenellus.[1][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] It has been recorded from the central part of the South Island. The habitat consists of alpine and subalpine tussock grasslands.
The wingspan is 29–33 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from November to February.[5]
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- ^ a b Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Orocrambus dicrenellus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 457. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 186–187. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Orocrambus dicrenellus (Meyrick, 1883)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Crambinae
- Moths described in 1882
- Moths of New Zealand
- Endemic fauna of New Zealand
- Taxa named by Edward Meyrick
- Crambinae stubs