Biology:Orocrambus tuhualis

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Short description: Species of moth

Orocrambus tuhualis
Orocrambus tuhualis female.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Orocrambus
Species:
O. tuhualis
Binomial name
Orocrambus tuhualis
(C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Meyrick, 1911 Felder and Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Crambus thrincodes Crambus tuhualis
  • Meyrick, 1910 Crambus thrincodes

Orocrambus tuhualis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded in the South Island and Wellington in the North Island.[5] This species prefers habitat that consists of swampy areas.[5]

The wingspan is 23–28 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from November to December.[5]

References

  1. , p. 457 , Wikidata Q45922947
  2. von Felder, Baron Cajetan; Felder, Rudolf; Rogenhofer, Alois Friedrich (1875). "Lepidoptera" (in en). Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde. (Zoologischer Theil.) pt.9:Bd.2:Abt.2 Atlas: pl. CXXXVII, Fig 18. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1221377. 
  3. "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. 
  4. "Orocrambus tuhualis (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/9d3efa67-1b34-4e84-82bf-ef4a5534262b. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 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 ☰ Q13965543 entry