Orocrambus vulgaris

Orocrambus vulgaris
Male
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. vulgaris
Binomial name
Orocrambus vulgaris
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Crambus vulgaris Butler, 1877
  • Crambus tuhualis Meyrick, 1883
  • Crambus obstructus Meyrick, 1911
  • Crambus obsctructus Bleszynski & Collins, 1962

Orocrambus vulgaris is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded from the North Island and South Island.[5] The species prefers habitat that consists of lowland and subalpine grasslands.[5]

The wingspan is 21–25 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to April.[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. ^ Butler, A. G. (1877). "On two collections of heterocerous Lepidoptera from New Zealand, with descriptions of new genera and species". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1877:May-Dec.: 379–407 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  4. ^ "Orocrambus vulgaris (Butler, 1877)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  5. ^ 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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