Orocrambus ramosellus

Orocrambus ramosellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Orocrambus
Species:	O. ramosellus
Binomial name
	Orocrambus ramosellus; (Doubleday in White and Doubleday, 1843)
Synonyms
	Crambus ramosellus Doubleday in White and Doubleday, 1843; Chilo leucanialis Butler, 1877; Crambus apselias Meyrick, 1907; Crambus rangona C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer in C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875;

Orocrambus ramosellus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Doubleday in 1843.^[1] It is found in New Zealand, where it has only been recorded from the North and South Island. The habitat consists of pastures.

The wingspan is 23–29 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from October to July.^[2]

The larvae feed on Festuca novaezealandiae, Poa caespitosa, Agrostis tenuis, Alopercus pratensis, Bromus catharticus and Poa annua.^[3]

References

^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ New Zealand Journal of Zoology (Aug 1975)
^ Information on the life cycles of some New Zealand Crambini (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Crambinae)

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[1] "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] New Zealand Journal of Zoology (Aug 1975)

[3] Information on the life cycles of some New Zealand Crambini (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Crambinae)

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