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| species = '''''O. corruptus'''''
| species = '''''O. corruptus'''''
| binomial = ''Orocrambus corruptus''
| binomial = ''Orocrambus corruptus''
| binomial_authority = Butler, 1877
| binomial_authority = [[Arthur Gardiner Butler|Butler]], 1877
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*''Hypochalcia corrupta'' <small>Butler, 1877</small>
*''Hypochalcia corrupta'' <small>Butler, 1877</small>
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*''Crambus luridus'' <small>Hudson, 1923</small>
*''Crambus luridus'' <small>Hudson, 1923</small>
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'''''Orocrambus corruptus''''' is a [[moth]] in the [[Crambidae]] family. It was described by Butler in 1877.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx |title=global Pyraloidea database |publisher=Globiz.pyraloidea.org |date= |accessdate=2014-07-15}}</ref> It is found in [[New Zealand]], where it is known from the lowland and intermontane region areas of eastern and central South Island. The habitat consists of poorly drained areas up to 750 meters and old pastures.
'''''Orocrambus corruptus''''' is a [[moth]] in the [[Crambidae]] family. It was described by [[Arthur Gardiner Butler|Butler]] in 1877.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx |title=global Pyraloidea database |publisher=Globiz.pyraloidea.org |date= |accessdate=2014-07-15}}</ref> It is found in [[New Zealand]], where it is known from the lowland and intermontane region areas of eastern and central South Island. The habitat consists of poorly drained areas up to 750 meters and old pastures.


The [[wingspan]] is 15–20&nbsp;mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from September to early December and again in February in some areas.<ref>[http://books.google.nl/books?id=GlLrdT9Nz4kC&pg=PA265&lpg=PA265&dq=Orocrambus+abditus&source=bl&ots=S63rOwj4FJ&sig=Z_qIfAboBAFDAMldwa25gGIv7IQ&hl=nl&sa=X&ei=IoXoU68wjoE9orOBmAw&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=Orocrambus%20abditus&f=false New Zealand Journal of Zoology (Aug 1975)]</ref>
The [[wingspan]] is 15–20&nbsp;mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from September to early December and again in February in some areas.<ref>[http://books.google.nl/books?id=GlLrdT9Nz4kC&pg=PA265&lpg=PA265&dq=Orocrambus+abditus&source=bl&ots=S63rOwj4FJ&sig=Z_qIfAboBAFDAMldwa25gGIv7IQ&hl=nl&sa=X&ei=IoXoU68wjoE9orOBmAw&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=Orocrambus%20abditus&f=false New Zealand Journal of Zoology (Aug 1975)]</ref>

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Orocrambus corruptus
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O. corruptus
Binomial name
Orocrambus corruptus
Butler, 1877
Synonyms
  • Hypochalcia corrupta Butler, 1877
  • Orocrambus corruptus
  • Crambus luridus Hudson, 1923

Orocrambus corruptus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Butler in 1877.[1] It is found in New Zealand, where it is known from the lowland and intermontane region areas of eastern and central South Island. The habitat consists of poorly drained areas up to 750 meters and old pastures.

The wingspan is 15–20 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from September to early December and again in February in some areas.[2]

The larvae have been reared on Funaria species, Poa annua, Bromus dactylis and Trifolium repens.[3]

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ New Zealand Journal of Zoology (Aug 1975)
  3. ^ Information on the life cycles of some New Zealand Crambini (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Crambinae)