Biology:Orocrambus callirrhous

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Short description: Species of moth

Orocrambus callirrhous
Orocrambus callirrhous male.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Orocrambus
Species:
O. callirrhous
Binomial name
Orocrambus callirrhous
(Meyrick, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Meyrick, 1911 Meyrick, 1882
  • Crambus callirhous Crambus callirrhous
  • Bleszynski & Collins, 1962 Crambus schedias

Orocrambus callirrhous is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] It has been recorded from the eastern and central part of the South Island and the coast near Wellington and Whangārei on the North Island.[5]

Taxonomy

O. callirrhous was first described by Edward Meyrick in June 1882 and named Crambus callirrhous.[6] Meyrick gave a fuller description of this species in May of 1883.[7] The lectotype specimen, collected at Lake Guyon by R. E. Fereday, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[8]

Description

The wingspan is 24–32 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to April.[5]

Hosts

The larvae feed on Festuca novaezealandiae.[5]

References

  1. , p. 457 , Wikidata Q45922947
  2. Meyrick, E. (1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera." (in en). New Zealand Journal of Science 1: 186–187. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41865810. 
  3. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 
  4. "Orocrambus callirrhous (Meyrick, 1882)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/d41ae87b-5203-4d9c-b7c9-b5f7d5f1da12. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 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): 305. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517878. https://books.google.com/books?id=GlLrdT9Nz4kC&pg=PA305. Retrieved 21 January 2017. 
  6. , pp. 187 , Wikidata Q115108516
  7. , pp. 24 , Wikidata Q111013914
  8. , pp. 146 , Wikidata Q45083134

Wikidata ☰ Q18114457 entry