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Orocrambus xanthogrammus

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Orocrambus xanthogrammus
Female
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. xanthogrammus
Binomial name
Orocrambus xanthogrammus
(Meyrick, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Crambus xanthogrammus Meyrick, 1882

Orocrambus xanthogrammus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883. It is endemic to New Zealand,[2] where it has been recorded from the South Island and the eastern part of the North Island. The habitat of this species consists of shingle river beds.[3]

Taxonomy

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O. xanthogrammus was first described by Edward Meyrick in June 1882 and named Crambus xanthogrammus.[4] Meyrick gave a fuller description of this species in May 1883.[5] The male lectotype specimen, collected at Lake Coleridge by R. E. Fereday, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[6]

Description

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The wingspan is 20–30 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to March.[3]

Hosts

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The larvae probably feed on Raoulia species.[3]

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. ^ "Orocrambus xanthogrammus (Meyrick, 1882)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Edward Meyrick (June 1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera (I.)". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 187. Wikidata Q115108516.
  5. ^ Edward Meyrick (May 1883). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. I and II. Crambidae and Tortricina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 15: 32–33. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q111013914.
  6. ^ John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 150. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.