Biology:Orocrambus vulgaris

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Short description: Species of moth

Orocrambus vulgaris
Orocrambus vulgaris male.jpg
Male
Orocrambus vulgaris 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. vulgaris
Binomial name
Orocrambus vulgaris
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Meyrick, 1911 Butler, 1877
  • Bleszynski & Collins, 1962 Crambus tuhualis
  • Crambus vulgaris Meyrick, 1883
  • Crambus obstructus Crambus obsctructus

Orocrambus vulgaris 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 from the North Island and South Island.[5] The species prefers habitat that consists of lowland and subalpine grasslands.[5]

The wingspan is 21–25 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to April.[5]

References

  1. , p. 457 , Wikidata Q45922947
  2. 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. 
  3. "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 
  4. "Orocrambus vulgaris (Butler, 1877)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/da63c0c0-c9a3-4522-9c9d-709b42c29b6d. Retrieved 22 January 2018. 
  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 ☰ Q13965564 entry