Biology:Orocrambus philpotti
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Short description: Species of moth
| Orocrambus philpotti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Orocrambus |
| Species: | O. philpotti
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| Binomial name | |
| Orocrambus philpotti Gaskin, 1975
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Orocrambus philpotti is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by David E. Gaskin in 1975.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded in the Tasman Mountains to Lake Tekapo in the South Island.[2] The habitat this species prefers consists of alpine and subalpine tussock grasslands.[2]
The wingspan is 26–35 mm. The forewings are golden bronze-brown with a white median streak. The hindwings are whitish. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to February.[2]
References
- ↑ , p. 457, Wikidata Q45922947
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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.
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ "Orocrambus philpotti Gaskin, 1975". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/d7616026-3752-440a-a028-0295fd920656.
Wikidata ☰ Q13965469 entry
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