Orocrambus xanthogrammus
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Orocrambus |
| Species: | O. xanthogrammus
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| Orocrambus xanthogrammus (Meyrick, 1882)
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Orocrambus xanthogrammus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883. It is endemic to New Zealand,[2] 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.[3]
Taxonomy
O. xanthogrammus was first described by Edward Meyrick in June 1882 and named Crambus xanthogrammus.[4] Meyrick gave a fuller description of this species in May 1883.[5] The male lectotype specimen, collected at Lake Coleridge by R. E. Fereday, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[6]
Description
The wingspan is 20–30 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to March.[3]
Hosts
The larvae probably feed on Raoulia species.[3]
References
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- ↑ No label or title -- debug: Q45922947, p. 457, Wikidata Q45922947
- ↑ "Orocrambus xanthogrammus (Meyrick, 1882)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.
- ↑ No label or title -- debug: Q115108516, p. 187, Wikidata Q115108516
- ↑ No label or title -- debug: Q111013914, pp. 32–33, Wikidata Q111013914
- ↑ No label or title -- debug: Q45083134, p. 150, Wikidata Q45083134
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