Biology:Orocrambus xanthogrammus

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Short description: Species of moth

Orocrambus xanthogrammus
Orocrambus xanthogrammus 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. xanthogrammus
Binomial name
Orocrambus xanthogrammus
(Meyrick, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Crambus xanthogrammus Meyrick, 1882

Orocrambus xanthogrammus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883. It is endemic to New Zealand,[2] where it has been recorded from the South Island and the eastern part of the North Island. The habitat of this species consists of shingle river beds.[3]

Taxonomy

O. xanthogrammus was first described by Edward Meyrick in June 1882 and named Crambus xanthogrammus.[4] Meyrick gave a fuller description of this species in May of 1883.[5] The male lectotype specimen, collected at Lake Coleridge by R. E. Fereday, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[6]

Description

The wingspan is 20–30 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to March.[3]

Hosts

The larvae probably feed on Raoulia species.[3]

References

  1. , p. 457 , Wikidata Q45922947
  2. "Orocrambus xanthogrammus (Meyrick, 1882)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/2e473bad-2cca-42e2-8423-908e160463ea. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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. 
  4. , pp. 187 , Wikidata Q115108516
  5. , pp. 32-33 , Wikidata Q111013914
  6. , pp. 150 , Wikidata Q45083134

Wikidata ☰ Q13965570 entry