Orocrambus crenaeus

Orocrambus crenaeus
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
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]

References

Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 457. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
Meyrick, E. (1885). "Description of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. V [VI]. Pyralidina". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 346–348 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
"global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
"Orocrambus crenaeus (Meyrick, 1885)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
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.

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