Orocrambus corruptus

Orocrambus corruptus 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] It is known from the lowland and intermontane region areas of eastern and central South Island.[5] The habitat consists of poorly drained areas up to 750 meters and old pastures.[5]

Orocrambus corruptus
Male
Female
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. corruptus
Binomial name
Orocrambus corruptus
Butler, 1877
Synonyms
  • Hypochalcia corrupta Butler, 1877
  • Orocrambus corruptus
  • Crambus luridus Hudson, 1923

The wingspan is 15–20 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from September to early December and again in February in some areas.[5]

The larvae have been reared on Funaria species, Poa annua, Bromus dactylis and Trifolium repens.[6]

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 corruptus (Butler, 1877)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  5. 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.


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