Orocrambus callirrhous
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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. callirrhous
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| Binomial name | |
| Orocrambus callirrhous (Meyrick, 1882)
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Orocrambus callirrhous is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] It has been recorded from the eastern and central part of the South Island and the coast near Wellington and Whangārei on the North Island.[5]
Taxonomy
[edit]O. callirrhous was first described by Edward Meyrick in June 1882 and named Crambus callirrhous.[6] Meyrick gave a fuller description of this species in May 1883.[7] The lectotype specimen, collected at Lake Guyon by R. E. Fereday, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[8]
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 24–32 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to April.[5]
Hosts
[edit]The larvae feed on Festuca novaezealandiae.[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. (1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 186–187 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ "Orocrambus callirrhous (Meyrick, 1882)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ a b c Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Revision of the New Zealand Crambini". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 2 (3). The Royal Society of New Zealand: 305. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517878. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ Edward Meyrick (June 1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera (I.)". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 187. Wikidata Q115108516.
- ^ Edward Meyrick (May 1883). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. I and II. Crambidae and Tortricina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 15: 24. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q111013914.
- ^ 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: 146. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
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