Orocrambus enchophorus

Orocrambus enchophorus
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Crambinae
Tribe:	Crambini
Genus:	Orocrambus
Species:	O. enchophorus
Binomial name
	Orocrambus enchophorus; (Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms
	Crambus enchophorus Meyrick, 1885 ; Crambus pedias Meyrick, 1885 ; Crambus scitulus Philpott, 1926 ; Crambus encophorus Bleszynski & Collins, 1962 ;

Last updated November 19, 2025

Orocrambus enchophorus is a moth in the family Crambidae.^[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885.^[2]^[3] It is endemic to New Zealand.^[4] It has been recorded from the South Island and North Island.^[5] The lives in lowland to alpine grassland habitat.^[6]

Description

The wingspan is 24–40 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from November to February.^[6]

The larvae feed on Poa annua , Poa cita (formerly Poa caespitosa), Agrostis tenuis , Bromus catharticus and Festuca arundinacea .^[5]

References

↑ 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. LCCN 2011379669. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
↑ Meyrick, E. (1885). "Description of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. V [VI]. Pyralidina". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 346–348 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
↑ "Orocrambus enchophorus (Meyrick, 1885)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
1 2 Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Information on the life cycles of some New Zealand Crambini (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae:Crambinae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 2 (3): 365–376. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517879.
1 2 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.

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[NZIB-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. LCCN 2011379669. 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 enchophorus (Meyrick, 1885)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-21.

[:1-5] 1 2 Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Information on the life cycles of some New Zealand Crambini (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae:Crambinae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 2 (3): 365–376. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517879.

[:0-6] 1 2 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.

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