Biology:Orocrambus horistes

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Short description: Species of moth

Orocrambus horistes
Orocrambus horistes 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. horistes
Binomial name
Orocrambus horistes
(Meyrick, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Crambus horistes Meyrick, 1902

Orocrambus horistes is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1902.[2][3] O. horistes is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has only been recorded from the Chatham Islands.[5]

The wingspan is 25–29 mm. Adults have been recorded from December to January.[5]

References

  1. , p. 457 , Wikidata Q45922947
  2. Meyrick, E. (1902). "Lepidoptera from the Chatham Islands." (in en). Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1902: 273–279. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13516790. 
  3. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 
  4. "Orocrambus horistes (Meyrick, 1902)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/a5bb7600-7bdd-4542-a360-a6276fdf2fff. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 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 ☰ Q13965368 entry