Biology:Orocrambus crenaeus

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Short description: Species of moth

Orocrambus crenaeus
Orocrambus crenaeus 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. crenaeus
Binomial name
Orocrambus crenaeus
(Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Crambus crenaeus Meyrick, 1885
  • Crambus craeneus Bleszynski & Collins, 1962
  • Crambus diplorrhous Meyrick, 1885

Orocrambus crenaeus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it is known from the South Island.[5] The habitat consists of alpine grasslands.[5]

The wingspan is 31–38 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to February.[5] Adults of this moth are known to pollinate Brachyscome sinclairii.[6]

References

  1. ↑ , p. 457 , Wikidata Q45922947
  2. ↑ Meyrick, E. (1885). "Description of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. V [VI. Pyralidina"] (in en). New Zealand Journal of Science 2: 346–348. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41863431. 
  3. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 
  4. ↑ "Orocrambus crenaeus (Meyrick, 1885)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/e137aed5-3917-4636-ada3-907457624212. 
  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. 
  6. ↑  , Wikidata Q54669862

Wikidata ☰ Q13965191 entry




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