Orocrambus cyclopicus

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Orocrambus cyclopicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Orocrambus
Species:
O. cyclopicus
Binomial name
Orocrambus cyclopicus
(Meyrick, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Crambus cyclopicusMeyrick, 1883
  • Crambus sophistesMeyrick, 1905

Orocrambus cyclopicus is a moth in the family Crambidae. [1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883. [2] [3] In 1975 David E. Gaskin wrongly synonymised Crambus sophistes with Orocrambus cyclopicus. [4] [5]

It is endemic to New Zealand. [6] This species has been recorded from the eastern South Island and the southern part of the North Island. [7] The habitat consists of lowland to alpine grasslands. [7]

The wingspan is 22–30 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to May. [7]

The larvae feed on Bromus hordeaceus and Arrhenatherum elatius . [8]

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

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

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

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

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References

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