Orocrambus oppositus

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Orocrambus oppositus
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Female
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Male
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Orocrambus
Species:
O. oppositus
Binomial name
Orocrambus oppositus
(Philpott, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Crambus oppositus Philpott, 1915

Orocrambus oppositus is a moth in the family Crambidae. [1] It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1915. [2] [3] It is endemic to New Zealand, [4] where it has been recorded in Fiordland. [5] It is found in alpine grasslands. [5]

The wingspan is 29–31 mm. Adults are on wing from December to February. [5]

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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 isochytus</i> Species of moth

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

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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 simplex</i> Species of moth

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

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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. Philpott, A. (1915). "Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 47: 192–201 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  4. "Orocrambus oppositus (Philpott, 1915)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. 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.