Biology:Orocrambus callirrhous
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Orocrambus |
| Species: | O. callirrhous
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| Orocrambus callirrhous (Meyrick, 1882)
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Orocrambus callirrhous is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] It has been recorded from the eastern and central part of the South Island and the coast near Wellington and Whangārei on the North Island.[5]
Taxonomy
O. callirrhous was first described by Edward Meyrick in June 1882 and named Crambus callirrhous.[6] Meyrick gave a fuller description of this species in May of 1883.[7] The lectotype specimen, collected at Lake Guyon by R. E. Fereday, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[8]
Description
The wingspan is 24–32 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to April.[5]
Hosts
The larvae feed on Festuca novaezealandiae.[5]
References
- ↑ , p. 457, Wikidata Q45922947
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera." (in en). New Zealand Journal of Science 1: 186–187. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41865810.
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ "Orocrambus callirrhous (Meyrick, 1882)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/d41ae87b-5203-4d9c-b7c9-b5f7d5f1da12.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Revision of the New Zealand Crambini" (in en). New Zealand Journal of Zoology (The Royal Society of New Zealand) 2 (3): 305. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517878. https://books.google.com/books?id=GlLrdT9Nz4kC&pg=PA305. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ↑ , pp. 187, Wikidata Q115108516
- ↑ , pp. 24, Wikidata Q111013914
- ↑ , pp. 146, Wikidata Q45083134
Wikidata ☰ Q18114457 entry
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