Orocrambus catacaustus

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Orocrambus catacaustus
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Male
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Orocrambus
Species:
O. catacaustus
Binomial name
Orocrambus catacaustus
(Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Crambus catacaustusMeyrick, 1885
  • Orocrambus perviusMeyrick, 1912

Orocrambus catacaustus is a moth in the family Crambidae. [1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885. [2] [3] This species is endemic to New Zealand. [4] It has been recorded from the South Island. [5] The habitat consists of bogs. [5]

The wingspan is 21–27 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to March. [5]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Meyrick, E. (1885). "Description of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. V [VI]. Pyralidina". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 346–348 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  4. ↑ "Orocrambus catacaustus (Meyrick, 1885)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  5. 1 2 3 Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Revision of the New Zealand Crambini" . New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 2 (3). The Royal Society of New Zealand: 305. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517878 . Retrieved 21 January 2017.


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