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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Orocrambus |
| Species: | O. scoparioides |
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| Orocrambus scoparioides Philpott, 1914 | |
Orocrambus scoparioides is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1914. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it has been recorded in the mountain ranges of Otago and Southland.
The wingspan is 13–16 mm for males and 14–20 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to April.
References
- 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.
- Philpott, Alfred (1914). "Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 46: 118–121 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- "Orocrambus scoparioides Philpott, 1914". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ 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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