Orocrambus melampetrus
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Subfamily: | Crambinae |
Tribe: | Crambini |
Genus: | Orocrambus |
Species: | O. melampetrus
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Binomial name | |
Orocrambus melampetrus Alex. Purdie, 1884
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Orocrambus melampetrus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Alex Purdie in 1884.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand,[3] where it has been recorded from the South Island.[4] The habitat consists of high alpine grasslands.[4]
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.
- ^ Purdie, Alex (1884). "Orocrambus sp". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 167–168. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "NZOR Name Details - Orocrambus melampetrus Purdie, 1884". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Crambinae
- Moths described in 1884
- Endemic fauna of New Zealand
- Moths of New Zealand
- Crambinae stubs