Biology:Orocrambus machaeristes
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Short description: Species of moth
| Orocrambus machaeristes | |
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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. machaeristes
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| Binomial name | |
| Orocrambus machaeristes Meyrick, 1905
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Orocrambus machaeristes is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded from north-western Nelson, south along the Southern Alps to Lake Wakatipu. This species prefers alpine habitat.[5]
The wingspan is 19–25 mm. The forewings grey, sprinkled with white and dark brown. The hindwings are greyish white.[5]
References
- ↑ , p. 457, Wikidata Q45922947
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (1905). "Notes on New Zealand Lepidoptera.". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 53 (2): 219–244. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1905.tb02451.x. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14788044. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ "Orocrambus machaeristes Meyrick, 1905". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/e860e608-b9aa-4198-aa76-c29474783c27. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q18114458 entry
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