Orocrambus vittellus

Orocrambus vittellus
	Female
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Orocrambus
Species:	O. vittellus
Binomial name
	Orocrambus vittellus; (Doubleday in White and Doubleday, 1843)
Synonyms
	Crambus vittellus Doubleday in White and Doubleday, 1843 ; Crambus bisectellus Zeller, 1863 ; Crambus bissectellus Bleszynski & Collins, 1962 ; Crambus conopias Meyrick, 1907 ; Crambus incrassatellus Zeller, 1863 ; Crambus nexalis Walker, 1863 ; Crambus sublicellus Zeller, 1863 ; Crambus transcissalis Walker, 1863 ; Crambus vapidus Butler, 1877 ; Crambus rapidus Dugdale, 1988 ; Crambus vitellus Walker, 1863 ;

Orocrambus vittellus is a moth in the Crambidae family.^[1] It was described by Henry Doubleday in 1843. ^[2]^[3] It is endemic to New Zealand.^[4] This species has been recorded in the North and South Islands, as well as Stewart Island. It prefers a habitat that consists of grasslands.^[5]

The wingspan is 19–28 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from November to April.^[5]

The larvae feed on Agrostis tenuis and probably other grasses.^[6]

References

^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 457. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
^ Dieffenbach, E. (1843). "List of Annulose Animals hitherto recorded as found in New Zealand with descriptions of some new species by Messrs. Adam White and Edward Doubleday.". Travels in New Zealand: with contributions to the geography, geology, botany and natural history of the country. Vol. 2. London: John Murray. p. 285.
^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
^ "Orocrambus vittellus (Doubleday, 1843)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-22. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
^ ^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 – via Taylor & Francis.
^ Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Information on the life cycles of some New Zealand Crambini (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae:Crambinae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 2 (3): 365–376. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517879 – via Taylor & Francis.

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