Biology:Orocrambus simplex
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Short description: Species of moth
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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. simplex
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| Orocrambus simplex (Butler, 1877)
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Orocrambus simplex is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded in Westland, Nelson Province, the central part of the North Island and the coastal area of southern Hawkes Bay.[5] The habitat where this species lives consists of tussock grasslands.[5]
The wingspan is 25–33 mm.[5] Adults have been recorded on wing from November to February.[5]
Larvae have been reared from Chionochloa rubra, Poa cita (formerly Poa caespitosa) and Poa annua.[6]
References
- ↑ , p. 457, Wikidata Q45922947
- ↑ Butler, A. G. (1877). "On two collections of heterocerous Lepidoptera from New Zealand, with descriptions of new genera and species." (in en). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877:May-Dec.: 379–407. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28518302.
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ "Orocrambus simplex (Butler, 1877)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/4a677375-c550-4ccf-8936-837cde9467ec.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q13965506 entry
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