Orocrambus ventosus
| Orocrambus ventosus | |
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| Female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Orocrambus |
| Species: | O. ventosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Orocrambus ventosus Meyrick, 1920
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Orocrambus ventosus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920.[2][3] The species is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded in the Tasman Mountains and at Mount Owen. Its preferred habitat is alpine grasslands.[5]
Description
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The wingspan is 25–31 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to February.[5]
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (1920). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 52: 30–32. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ "Orocrambus ventosus Meyrick, 1920". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ 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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