Biology:Orocrambus corruptus
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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. corruptus
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| Orocrambus corruptus Butler, 1877
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Orocrambus corruptus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] It is known from the lowland and intermontane region areas of eastern and central South Island.[5] The habitat consists of poorly drained areas up to 750 meters and old pastures.[5]
The wingspan is 15–20 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from September to early December and again in February in some areas.[5]
The larvae have been reared on Funaria species, Poa annua, Bromus dactylis and Trifolium repens.[6]
References
- ↑ , p. 457, Wikidata Q45922947
- ↑ Butler, A.G. (1877). "On two collections of heterocerous Lepidoptera from New Zealand, with descriptions of new genera and species." (in en). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877:May-Dec.: 379–407. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28518301.
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx.
- ↑ "Orocrambus corruptus (Butler, 1877)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/26750df6-688e-498b-b30c-0429edffb2e9.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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.
- ↑ Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Information on the life cycles of some New Zealand Crambini (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Crambinae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology 2 (3): 365–376. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517879.
Wikidata ☰ Q13965184 entry
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