Orocrambus melampetrus

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Orocrambus melampetrus
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Male
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Female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Orocrambus
Species:
O. melampetrus
Binomial name
Orocrambus melampetrus
Alex. Purdie, 1884
Synonyms
  • Orocrambus melampetrusMeyrick, 1885

Orocrambus melampetrus is a moth in the family Crambidae. [1] It was described by Alex Purdie in 1884. [2] It is endemic to New Zealand, [3] where it has been recorded from the South Island. [4] The habitat consists of high alpine grasslands. [4]

The wingspan is 24–28 mm. [4]

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

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

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

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<i>Orocrambus lewisi</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 siriellus</i> Species of moth

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

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

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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. Purdie, Alex (1884). "Orocrambus sp". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 167–168. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. "NZOR Name Details - Orocrambus melampetrus Purdie, 1884". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 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.