Biology:Orocrambus heliotes
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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. heliotes
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| Orocrambus heliotes (Meyrick, 1888)
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Orocrambus heliotes is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888.[2][3] This species is endemic to New Zealand. O. heliotes has been recorded in the South Island and the North Island.[4] The habitat it prefers consists of swampy tussock grasslands and margins of slow-moving streams.[4]
The wingspan is 14–17 mm for males and 15–20 mm for females. Adults have been recorded from early November to early February.[4]
The larvae feed on Sphagnum, Funaria and Breutelia species, as well as Juncus bufonius.[5]
References
- ↑ , p. 457, Wikidata Q45922947
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (1888). "Notes on New Zealand Pyralidina." (in en). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 20: 62–73. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3746615.
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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 ☰ Q13965352 entry
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