Orocrambus horistes
Orocrambus horistes is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1902.[2][3] O. horistes is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has only been recorded from the Chatham Islands.[5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Orocrambus |
| Species: | O. horistes |
| Binomial name | |
| Orocrambus horistes (Meyrick, 1902) | |
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The wingspan is 25–29 mm. Adults have been recorded from December to 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. (1902). "Lepidoptera from the Chatham Islands". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1902: 273–279 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- "Orocrambus horistes (Meyrick, 1902)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- 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.
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