Orocrambus horistes

Orocrambus horistes
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. horistes
Binomial name
Orocrambus horistes
(Meyrick, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Crambus horistes Meyrick, 1902

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]

The wingspan is 25–29 mm. Adults have been recorded from December to January.[5]

References

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  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. (1902). "Lepidoptera from the Chatham Islands". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1902: 273–279 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  4. ^ "Orocrambus horistes (Meyrick, 1902)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  5. ^ a b 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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