Orocrambus angustipennis

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Orocrambus angustipennis
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Male
Orocrambus angustipennis female.jpg
Female
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
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
(Zeller, 1877) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Chilo angustipennisZeller, 1877
  • Crambus angustipennis(Zeller, 1877)

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]

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<i>Orocrambus apicellus</i> Species of moth

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<i>Orocrambus callirrhous</i> Species of moth

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<i>Orocrambus cyclopicus</i> Species of moth

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<i>Orocrambus dicrenellus</i> Species of moth

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<i>Orocrambus enchophorus</i> Species of moth

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<i>Orocrambus ephorus</i> Species of moth

Orocrambus ephorus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885. It is endemic to New Zealand. It has been recorded from the South Island. The species' preferred habitat consists of alpine tussock grasslands.

<i>Orocrambus fugitivellus</i> Species of moth

Orocrambus fugitivellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is classified as critically endangered by the Department of Conservation.

<i>Orocrambus haplotomus</i> Species of moth

Orocrambus haplotomus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1882. This species is endemic to New Zealand. O. haplotomus has been recorded from the areas around Lake Te Anau and Lake Wakatipu in the South Island.

<i>Orocrambus harpophorus</i> Species of moth

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<i>Orocrambus heliotes</i> Species of moth

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<i>Orocrambus lewisi</i> Species of moth

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<i>Orocrambus melampetrus</i> Species of moth

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<i>Orocrambus ramosellus</i> Species of moth

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<i>Orocrambus siriellus</i> Species of moth

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<i>Orocrambus vittellus</i> Species of moth

Orocrambus vittellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Henry Doubleday in 1843. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species has been recorded in the North and South Islands, as well as Stewart Island. It prefers a habitat that consists of grasslands.

<i>Orocrambus xanthogrammus</i> Species of moth

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References

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  2. 1 2 John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 146. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN   0111-5383. Wikidata   Q45083134.
  3. 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.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Revision of the New Zealand Crambini". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 2 (3). The Royal Society of New Zealand: 303. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517878 . Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. Robert J. B. Hoare (2020), The Moths of Mt Te Aroha (PDF), pp. 1–11, Wikidata   Q113345596, archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2022