Orocrambus callirrhous

Orocrambus callirrhous is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] It has been recorded from the eastern and central part of the South Island and the coast near Wellington and Whangārei on the North Island.[5]

Orocrambus callirrhous
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Orocrambus
Species:
O. callirrhous
Binomial name
Orocrambus callirrhous
(Meyrick, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Crambus callirrhous Meyrick, 1883
  • Crambus callirhous Bleszynski & Collins, 1962
  • Crambus schedias Meyrick, 1911
  • Orocrambus callirhous (Meyrick,1883)

The wingspan is 24–32 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to April.[5]

The larvae feed on Festuca novaezealandiae.[5]

References
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  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. Meyrick, E. (1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 186–187 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  4. "Orocrambus callirrhous (Meyrick, 1882)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  5. Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Revision of the New Zealand Crambini". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. The Royal Society of New Zealand. 2 (3): 305. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517878. Retrieved 21 January 2017.


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