Biology:Orocrambus apicellus
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Orocrambus |
| Species: | O. apicellus
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| Orocrambus apicellus (Zeller, 1863)
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Orocrambus apicellus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1863.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] O. apicellus has been recorded from the North and South Islands, as well as Stewart Island, Chatham Islands and the Auckland Islands.[5] The habitat consists of swampy areas and wet pastures.[5]
The wingspan is 22–26 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from October to April in two generations per year.[5]
The larvae feed on Juncus polyanthemos, Juncus bufonius and possibly Carex species.[5]
References
- ↑ , p. 457, Wikidata Q45922947
- ↑ Zeller, Philipp Christoph (1863) (in en). Chilonidarum et crambidarum genera et species.. pp. 31. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.66009. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42183686.
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ "Orocrambus apicellus (Zeller, 1863)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/6c4923a1-3928-43af-a216-f45e77b8cf4c.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 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): 304. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517878. https://books.google.com/books?id=GlLrdT9Nz4kC&pg=PA304. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q13965155 entry
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