Orocrambus lindsayi

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Orocrambus lindsayi
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Holotype specimen held at Auckland War Memorial Museum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Orocrambus
Species:
O. lindsayi
Binomial name
Orocrambus lindsayi
Gaskin, 1975

Orocrambus lindsayi is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David E. Gaskin in 1975. [1] It is found in New Zealand, where it has been recorded from Mount Ida in Otago.

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are grey, sprinkled with white and dark brown. The hindwings are greyish white. Adults have been recorded in February. [2]

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. New Zealand Journal of Zoology (August 1975)