Orocrambus heliotes
| Orocrambus heliotes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Orocrambus |
| Species: | O. heliotes |
| Binomial name | |
| Orocrambus heliotes (Meyrick, 1888) | |
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Orocrambus heliotes is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1888.[1] It is found in New Zealand, where it has been recorded from the South Island and North Island. The habitat consists of swampy tussock grasslands and margins of slow-moving streams.
The wingspan is 14–17 mm for males and 15–20 mm for females. Adults have been recorded from early November to early February.[2]
The larvae feed on Sphagnum, Funaria and Breutelia species, as well as Juncus bufonius.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ New Zealand Journal of Zoology (Aug 1975)
- ↑ Information on the life cycles of some New Zealand Crambini (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Crambinae)
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