Orocrambus vittellus

Orocrambus vittellus
	Female
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Orocrambus
Species:	O. vittellus
Binomial name
	Orocrambus vittellus; (Doubleday in White and Doubleday, 1843)
Synonyms
	Crambus vittellus Doubleday in White and Doubleday, 1843 ; Crambus bisectellus Zeller, 1863 ; Crambus bissectellus Bleszynski & Collins, 1962 ; Crambus conopias Meyrick, 1907 ; Crambus incrassatellus Zeller, 1863 ; Crambus nexalis Walker, 1863 ; Crambus sublicellus Zeller, 1863 ; Crambus transcissalis Walker, 1863 ; Crambus vapidus Butler, 1877 ; Crambus rapidus Dugdale, 1988 ; Crambus vitellus Walker, 1863 ;

Orocrambus vittellus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Henry Doubleday in 1843. [2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] This species has been recorded in the North and South Islands, as well as Stewart Island. It prefers a habitat that consists of grasslands.[5]

The wingspan is 19–28 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from November to April.[5]

The larvae feed on Agrostis tenuis and probably other grasses.[6]

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.
Dieffenbach, E. (1843). "List of Annulose Animals hitherto recorded as found in New Zealand with descriptions of some new species by Messrs. Adam White and Edward Doubleday.". Travels in New Zealand: with contributions to the geography, geology, botany and natural history of the country. 2. London: John Murray. p. 285.
Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
"Orocrambus vittellus (Doubleday, 1843)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
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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