Orocrambus aethonellus
Orocrambus aethonellus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3][4] O. aethonellus has been recorded from the South Island.[5] The habitat consists of sandhills and bogs at sea level, up to altitudes of about 1,200 meters.[5]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Subfamily: | Crambinae |
Tribe: | Crambini |
Genus: | Orocrambus |
Species: | O. aethonellus |
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Orocrambus aethonellus (Meyrick, 1883) | |
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The wingspan is 13–20 mm for males and 15–21 mm for females.[5] Adults have been recorded on wing from late October to late January.[5]
References
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- 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.
- Meyrick, E. (1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 186–187 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- "Orocrambus aethonellus (Meyrick, 1882)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Revision of the New Zealand Crambini". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. The Royal Society of New Zealand. 2 (3): 344. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517878. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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