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Orocrambus lectus

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Orocrambus lectus
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Orocrambus
Species:
O. lectus
Binomial name
Orocrambus lectus
(Philpott, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Crambus lectus Philpott, 1929

Orocrambus lectus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1929.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded from Fiordland and north-western Nelson.[5] The habitat of this species consists of subalpine and alpine areas.[5] Adults have been recorded from December to February.[5] Adults of this moth are known to pollinate Olearia virgata.[6]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Philpott, A. (1929). "Notes and Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 60: 300–304 – via National Library of New Zealand.
  3. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  4. ^ "Orocrambus lectus (Philpott, 1929)". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Richard B. Primack (July 1983). "Insect pollination in the New Zealand mountain flora". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 21 (3): 317–333. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1983.10428561. ISSN 0028-825X. Wikidata Q54669862.