Orocrambus melampetrus
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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. melampetrus
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| Binomial name | |
| Orocrambus melampetrus Alex. Purdie, 1884
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Orocrambus melampetrus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Alex Purdie in 1884.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand,[3] where it has been recorded from the South Island.[4] The habitat consists of high alpine grasslands.[4]
References[edit]
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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.
- ^ Purdie, Alex (1884). "Orocrambus sp". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 167–168. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "NZOR Name Details - Orocrambus melampetrus Purdie, 1884". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ 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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