Biology:Orocrambus mylites
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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. mylites
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| Orocrambus mylites Meyrick, 1888
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Orocrambus mylites is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded in Nelson and Marlborough.[5] It is found in the alpine zone.[5]
The wingspan is 19–25 mm. The forewings are bluish-brown with greyish fascia. Adults are on wing from December to February.[5]
The larvae feed on Chionochloa australis.[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/3746614.
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ "Orocrambus mylites Meyrick, 1888". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/37bb4bb9-f9d1-4183-a867-e16c91d478ec.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 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 ☰ Q13965431 entry
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