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Orocrambus callirrhous

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Species of moth

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, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Crambus callirrhous Meyrick, 1882
  • Crambus callirhous Bleszynski & Collins, 1962
  • Crambus schedias Meyrick, 1911

Orocrambus callirrhous is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883. It is endemic to New Zealand. 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.

Taxonomy

O. callirrhous was first described by Edward Meyrick in June 1882 and named Crambus callirrhous. Meyrick gave a fuller description of this species in May 1883. The lectotype specimen, collected at Lake Guyon by R. E. Fereday, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.

Description

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

Hosts

The larvae feed on Festuca novaezealandiae.

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. 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. 2 (3). The Royal Society of New Zealand: 305. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517878. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  6. Edward Meyrick (June 1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera (I.)". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 187. Wikidata Q115108516.
  7. Edward Meyrick (May 1883). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. I and II. Crambidae and Tortricina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 15: 24. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q111013914.
  8. Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 146. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
Taxon identifiers
Orocrambus callirrhous


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