Biology:Orocrambus dicrenellus

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Short description: Species of moth

Orocrambus dicrenellus
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Illustration of female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Orocrambus
Species:
O. dicrenellus
Binomial name
Orocrambus dicrenellus
(Meyrick, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
  • Crambus dicrenellus Meyrick, 1882

Orocrambus dicrenellus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[2] This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1882 under the name Crambus dicrenellus.[1][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] It has been recorded from the central part of the South Island.

Taxonomy

O. dicrenellus was first described by Edward Meyrick in June 1882 and named Crambus dicrenellus.[5] Meyrick gave a fuller description of this species in May of 1883.[6] The male lectotype specimen, collected at Mount Hutt by R. E. Fereday, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[7]

Description

The wingspan is 29–33 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from November to February.[8]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Orocrambus dicrenellus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=6388. 
  2. , p. 457 , Wikidata Q45922947
  3. Meyrick, E. (1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera." (in en). New Zealand Journal of Science 1: 186–187. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41865810. Retrieved 21 January 2018. 
  4. "Orocrambus dicrenellus (Meyrick, 1883)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/e8de4d9a-b5f1-46b9-b889-4ca5fa769aa5. 
  5. , pp. 187 , Wikidata Q115108516
  6. , pp. 22-23 , Wikidata Q111013914
  7. , pp. 147 , Wikidata Q45083134
  8. 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 ☰ Q13965308 entry