Orocrambus corruptus
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Orocrambus corruptus is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand. It is known from the lowland and intermontane region areas of eastern and central South Island.[3] The habitat consists of poorly drained areas up to 750 meters and old pastures.[3]
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.[3][4]
References
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- ^ 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) - ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ a b c d 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 – via Taylor & Francis.
- ^ Information on the life cycles of some New Zealand Crambini (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Crambinae)
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