Orocrambus simplex

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Orocrambus simplex
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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. simplex
Binomial name
Orocrambus simplex
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Chilo simplex Butler, 1877

Orocrambus simplex is a moth in the family Crambidae. [1] It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. [2] [3] It is endemic to New Zealand, [4] where it has been recorded in Westland, Nelson Province, the central part of the North Island and the coastal area of southern Hawkes Bay. [5] The habitat where this species lives consists of tussock grasslands. [5]

The wingspan is 25–33 mm. [5] Adults have been recorded on wing from November to February. [5]

Larvae have been reared from Chionochloa rubra , Poa cita (formerly Poa caespitosa) and Poa annua . [6]

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<i>Orocrambus</i> Genus of moths

Orocrambus is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. All species are endemic to New Zealand.

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

Orocrambus flexuosellus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was first described by Edward Doubleday in 1843. O. flexuosellus is endemic to New Zealand. It has been recorded from the North Island, South Island and the Stewart Islands. The species' habitat consists of lowland to alpine grasslands.

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

Orocrambus corruptus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is known from the lowland and intermontane region areas of eastern and central South Island. The habitat consists of poorly drained areas up to 750 meters and old pastures.

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

Orocrambus cyclopicus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883. In 1975 David E. Gaskin wrongly synonymised Crambus sophistes with Orocrambus cyclopicus.

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

Orocrambus enchophorus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885. It is endemic to New Zealand. It has been recorded from the South Island and North Island. The lives in lowland to alpine grassland habitat.

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

Orocrambus haplotomus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883. This species is endemic to New Zealand. O. haplotomus has been recorded from the areas around Lake Te Anau and Lake Wakatipu in the South Island.

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

Orocrambus harpophorus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1882. It is endemic to New Zealand. The species has been recorded from the South Island and North Island.

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

Orocrambus heliotes is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888. This species is endemic to New Zealand. O. heliotes has been recorded in the South Island and the North Island. The habitat it prefers consists of swampy tussock grasslands and margins of slow-moving streams.

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

Orocrambus heteraulus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species has been recorded to inhabit the Humboldt Range and the Routeburn Valley.

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

Orocrambus isochytus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is found in the Nelson area as defined by the Crosby codes, the New Zealand Area Codes for recording specimen localities. It has been recorded from Mount Arthur and Mount Peel. The habitat of this species consists of alpine tussock grasslands.

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

Orocrambus lewisi is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David E. Gaskin in 1975. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it has been recorded from the South Island, Stephens Island and the south-west tip of the North Island.

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

Orocrambus ordishi is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David E. Gaskin in 1975. This species is endemic to New Zealand, where it has been recorded from the central and eastern part of the South Island.

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

Orocrambus ramosellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Henry Doubleday in 1843. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it has been recorded in the North and South Islands. The habitat of this species consists of pastures.

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

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

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

Orocrambus scutatus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1917. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it has been recorded in Southland. The habitat of this species consists of subalpine tussock grassland.

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

Orocrambus tuhualis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it has been recorded in the South Island and Wellington in the North Island. This species prefers habitat that consists of swampy areas.

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

Orocrambus ventosus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. The species is endemic to New Zealand, where it has been recorded in the Tasman Mountains and at Mount Owen. Its preferred habitat is alpine grasslands.

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

Orocrambus vittellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Henry Doubleday in 1843. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species has been recorded in the North and South Islands, as well as Stewart Island. It prefers a habitat that consists of grasslands.

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

Orocrambus vulgaris is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it has been recorded from the North Island and South Island. The species prefers habitat that consists of lowland and subalpine grasslands.

<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. Butler, A. G. (1877). "On two collections of heterocerous Lepidoptera from New Zealand, with descriptions of new genera and species". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1877:May-Dec.: 379–407 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  4. "Orocrambus simplex (Butler, 1877)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  5. 1 2 3 4 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.
  6. Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Information on the life cycles of some New Zealand Crambini (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae:Crambinae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 2 (3): 365–376. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517879.