Orocrambus geminus

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Orocrambus geminus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Orocrambus
Species:
O. geminus
Binomial name
Orocrambus geminus
Patrick, 1991

Orocrambus geminus is a moth in the family Crambidae. [1] It was described by Brian H. Patrick in 1991. [2] [3] It is endemic to New Zealand. [2] The species has been recorded in Central Otago. [4] The habitat consists of wet low alpine areas. [4]

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

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

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

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

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

Orocrambus machaeristes is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it has been recorded from north-western Nelson, south along the Southern Alps to Lake Wakatipu. This species prefers alpine habitat.

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

Orocrambus melampetrus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alex Purdie in 1884. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it has been recorded from the South Island. The habitat consists of high alpine grasslands.

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

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

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

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

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Orocrambus punctellus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is classified as "Data Deficient" by the Department of Conservation.

<i>Orocrambus tritonellus</i> Species of insect

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

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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. 1 2 "NZOR Name Details - Orocrambus geminus Patrick, 1991". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Patrick, B. H. (1991). "Description of a new species of Crambidae: Crambinae (Lepidoptera) from New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 18 (3): 357–362. doi: 10.1080/03014223.1991.10418050 .


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