Orocrambus scoparioides

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Orocrambus scoparioides
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Female
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Male
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Orocrambus
Species:
O. scoparioides
Binomial name
Orocrambus scoparioides
Philpott, 1914

Orocrambus scoparioides is a moth in the family Crambidae. [1] It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1914. [2] [3] It is endemic to New Zealand, [4] where it has been recorded in the mountain ranges of Otago and Southland. [5]

The wingspan is 13–16 mm for males and 14–20 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to April. [5]

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

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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 heliotes</i> Species of moth

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

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

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

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<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 scutatus</i> Species of moth

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

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

Orocrambus xanthogrammus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it has been recorded from the South Island and the eastern part of the North Island. The habitat of this species consists of shingle river beds.

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, Alfred (1914). "Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 46: 118–121 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  4. "Orocrambus scoparioides Philpott, 1914". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  5. 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.