Biology:Orocrambus aethonellus
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Orocrambus |
| Species: | O. aethonellus
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| Orocrambus aethonellus (Meyrick, 1882)
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Orocrambus aethonellus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2] O. aethonellus has been recorded from the South Island.[3] The habitat consists of sandhills and bogs at sea level, up to altitudes of about 1,200 meters.[3]
Taxonomy
O. aethonellus was first described by Edward Meyrick in June 1882 and named Crambus aethonellus.[4] Meyrick gave a fuller description of this species in May 1883.[5] The lectotype specimen, collected at Mount Hutt by R. E. Fereday, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[6]
Description
The wingspan is 13–20 mm for males and 15–21 mm for females.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from late October to late January.[3]
References
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- ↑ , p. 457, Wikidata Q45922947
- ↑ "Orocrambus aethonellus (Meyrick, 1882)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/e3f708fa-2f0e-4cb1-90aa-dc13598d7ff6.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Revision of the New Zealand Crambini" (in en). New Zealand Journal of Zoology (The Royal Society of New Zealand) 2 (3): 344. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517878. https://books.google.com/books?id=GlLrdT9Nz4kC&pg=PA265. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ↑ , pp. 187, Wikidata Q115108516
- ↑ , pp. 19-20, Wikidata Q111013914
- ↑ , pp. 146, Wikidata Q45083134
Wikidata ☰ Q13965148 entry
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