Orocrambus heliotes
Orocrambus heliotes is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888.[2][3] This species is endemic to New Zealand. O. heliotes has been recorded in the South Island and the North Island.[4] The habitat it prefers consists of swampy tussock grasslands and margins of slow-moving streams.[4]
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The wingspan is 14–17 mm for males and 15–20 mm for females. Adults have been recorded from early November to early February.[4]
The larvae feed on Sphagnum, Funaria and Breutelia species, as well as Juncus bufonius.[5]
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- 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. (1888). "Notes on New Zealand Pyralidina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 62–73 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- 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.
- Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Information on the life cycles of some New Zealand Crambini (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae:Crambinae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 2 (3): 365–376. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517879.
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