Orocrambus ephorus

Orocrambus ephorus
Holotype specimen
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. ephorus
Binomial name
Orocrambus ephorus
(Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms[1]
  • Crambus ephorus Meyrick, 1885
  • Crambus corylana C. E. Clarke, 1926

Orocrambus ephorus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885.[3][4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[5] It has been recorded from the South Island.[6] The species' preferred habitat consists of alpine tussock grasslands.[6]

The wingspan is 31–39 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from November to February.[6]

References

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  1. ^ 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: 147. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  4. ^ Meyrick, E. (May 1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 135. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Orocrambus ephorus (Meyrick, 1885)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  6. ^ a b c 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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