Orocrambus thymiastes

Orocrambus thymiastes
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. thymiastes
Binomial name
Orocrambus thymiastes
Meyrick, 1901

Orocrambus thymiastes is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1901.[2] This species is endemic to New Zealand,[3] where it has been recorded from Southland.[4] O. thymiastes prefers habitat that consists of boggy areas.[4] This species is associated with Chionochloa rubra.[5]

The wingspan is 18–23 mm.[4]

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. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. ^ "Orocrambus thymiastes Meyrick, 1901". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "PlantSynz - Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment tool: Database". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-07-11.


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