Orocrambus ephorus

Orocrambus ephorus
	Holotype specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Crambinae
Tribe:	Crambini
Genus:	Orocrambus
Species:	O. ephorus
Binomial name
	Orocrambus ephorus; (Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms
	Crambus ephorus Meyrick, 1885 ; Crambus corylana C. E. Clarke, 1926 ;

Orocrambus ephorus is a moth in the family Crambidae.^[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: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 457. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.

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