Biology:Orocrambus ephorus
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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. ephorus
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| Orocrambus ephorus (Meyrick, 1885)
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Orocrambus ephorus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885.[3][4] It is endemic to New Zealand.[5] It has been recorded from the South Island.[6] The species' preferred habitat consists of alpine tussock grasslands.[6]
The wingspan is 31–39 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from November to February.[6]
References
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- ↑ , pp. 147, Wikidata Q45083134
- ↑ , p. 457, Wikidata Q45922947
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (May 1885). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 17: 135. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/105833#page/209/mode/1up. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ "Orocrambus ephorus (Meyrick, 1885)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/92dbf55c-92af-43a6-963c-ef6f6d686301.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q13965316 entry
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