Biology:Orocrambus angustipennis

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Short description: Species of moth

Orocrambus angustipennis
Orocrambus angustipennis male.jpg
Male
Orocrambus angustipennis female.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Orocrambus
Species:
O. angustipennis
Binomial name
Orocrambus angustipennis
(Zeller, 1877)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Chilo angustipennis Zeller, 1877
  • (Zeller, 1877) Crambus angustipennis

Orocrambus angustipennis is a species of moth in the Crambinae family.[3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][2] O. angustipennis is present in the North Island, South Island and the Chatham Islands.[4]

The wingspan is 34–40 mm for males and 44–50 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to March in two generations per year.[4]

The larvae feed on Cortaderia, including Cortaderia selloana and Cortaderia toetoe.[4] They feed within growing stems and blades.[4][5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Orocrambus angustipennis (Zeller, 1877)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/1c396bee-4d82-4a92-be07-a01b9f195b57. Retrieved 20 January 2018. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 , pp. 146 , Wikidata Q45083134
  3. , p. 457 , Wikidata Q45922947
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 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): 303. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517878. https://books.google.com/books?id=GlLrdT9Nz4kC&pg=PA303. Retrieved 21 January 2017. 
  5.  , Wikidata Q113345596

Wikidata ☰ Q7103723 entry