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Orocrambus xanthogrammus

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Species of moth

Orocrambus xanthogrammus
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. xanthogrammus
Binomial name
Orocrambus xanthogrammus
(Meyrick, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Crambus xanthogrammus Meyrick, 1882

Orocrambus xanthogrammus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it has been recorded from the South Island and the eastern part of the North Island. The habitat of this species consists of shingle river beds.

Taxonomy

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

Description

The wingspan is 20–30 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to March.

Hosts

The larvae probably feed on Raoulia species.

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. "Orocrambus xanthogrammus (Meyrick, 1882)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. Edward Meyrick (June 1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera (I.)". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 187. Wikidata Q115108516.
  5. Edward Meyrick (May 1883). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. I and II. Crambidae and Tortricina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 15: 32–33. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q111013914.
  6. 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: 150. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
Taxon identifiers
Orocrambus xanthogrammus


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