| Orocrambus angustipennis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Orocrambus |
| Species: | O. angustipennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Orocrambus angustipennis | |
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Orocrambus angustipennis is a species of moth in the Crambinae family. [3] It is endemic to New Zealand. [1] [2] O. angustipennis is present in the North Island, South Island and the Chatham Islands. [4]
The wingspan is 34–40 mm for males and 44–50 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to March in two generations per year. [4]
The larvae feed on Cortaderia , including Cortaderia selloana and Cortaderia toetoe . [4] They feed within growing stems and blades. [4] [5]
