Orocrambus machaeristes
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Subfamily: | Crambinae |
Tribe: | Crambini |
Genus: | Orocrambus |
Species: | O. machaeristes
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Binomial name | |
Orocrambus machaeristes Meyrick, 1905
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Orocrambus machaeristes is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded from north-western Nelson, south along the Southern Alps to Lake Wakatipu. This species prefers alpine habitat.[5]
The wingspan is 19–25 mm. The forewings grey, sprinkled with white and dark brown. The hindwings are greyish white.[5]
References[]
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- ^ 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. (1905). "Notes on New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 53 (2): 219–244. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1905.tb02451.x. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ "Orocrambus machaeristes Meyrick, 1905". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ a b 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 1905
- Moths of New Zealand
- Endemic fauna of New Zealand
- Taxa named by Edward Meyrick
- Crambinae stubs