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| binomial_authority = [[Arthur Gardiner Butler|Butler]], 1877
| binomial_authority = [[Arthur Gardiner Butler|Butler]], 1877
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{{Specieslist
*''Hypochalcia corrupta'' <small>Butler, 1877</small>
|Hypochalcia corrupta|Butler, 1877
*''Orocrambus corruptus''
|Orocrambus corruptus|
*''Crambus luridus'' <small>Hudson, 1923</small>
|Crambus luridus|Hudson, 1923
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'''''Orocrambus corruptus''''' is a [[moth]] in the [[Crambidae]] family. It was described by [[Arthur Gardiner Butler]] in 1877.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx |title=GlobIZ search|website=Global Information System on Pyraloidea |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.
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'''''Orocrambus corruptus''''' is a [[moth]] in the [[Crambidae]] family.<ref name = "NZIB">{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/973607714|title=New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils|last=|first=|date=2010|publisher=Canterbury University Press|year=2010|isbn=9781877257933|editor-last=Gordon|editor-first=Dennis P.|volume=Vol. 2|location=Christchurch, N.Z.|pages=457|oclc=973607714}}</ref> It was described by [[Arthur Gardiner Butler]] in 1877.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx |title=GlobIZ search|website=Global Information System on Pyraloidea |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>[https://books.google.com/books?id=GlLrdT9Nz4kC&pg=PA265 ''New Zealand Journal of Zoology'' (August 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>[https://books.google.com/books?id=GlLrdT9Nz4kC&pg=PA265 ''New Zealand Journal of Zoology'' (August 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.[1] It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877.[2] 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.[3]

The larvae have been reared on Funaria species, Poa annua, Bromus dactylis and Trifolium repens.[4]

References

  1. ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 457. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. ^ New Zealand Journal of Zoology (August 1975)
  4. ^ Information on the life cycles of some New Zealand Crambini (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Crambinae)