Biology:Orocrambus vittellus

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of moth

Orocrambus vittellus
Orocrambus vittellus female.jpg
Female
Orocrambus vittellus male.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Orocrambus
Species:
O. vittellus
Binomial name
Orocrambus vittellus
(Doubleday in White and Doubleday, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Crambus vittellus Doubleday in White and Doubleday, 1843
  • Zeller, 1863 Meyrick, 1907
  • Walker, 1863 Crambus vapidus
  • Crambus incrassatellus Butler, 1877
  • Crambus bissectellus Zeller, 1863
  • Dugdale, 1988 Crambus vitellus
  • Crambus nexalis Walker, 1863
  • Crambus bisectellus Bleszynski & Collins, 1962
  • Walker, 1863 Crambus sublicellus
  • Crambus conopias Zeller, 1863
  • Crambus rapidus Crambus transcissalis

Orocrambus vittellus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Henry Doubleday in 1843. [2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] This species has been recorded in the North and South Islands, as well as Stewart Island. It prefers a habitat that consists of grasslands.[5]

The wingspan is 19–28 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from November to April.[5]

The larvae feed on Agrostis tenuis and probably other grasses.[6]

References

  1. , p. 457 , Wikidata Q45922947
  2. Dieffenbach, E. (1843). "List of Annulose Animals hitherto recorded as found in New Zealand with descriptions of some new species by Messrs. Adam White and Edward Doubleday.". Travels in New Zealand: with contributions to the geography, geology, botany and natural history of the country.. 2. London: John Murray. pp. 285. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20760262. 
  3. Nuss, M. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. 
  4. "Orocrambus vittellus (Doubleday, 1843)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/9d8d5875-255b-4a97-a760-58d31b80c7d4. 
  5. 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. 
  6. 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 ☰ Q13965556 entry