Orocrambus aethonellus
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Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Orocrambus
Species:
O. aethonellus
Binomial name
Orocrambus aethonellus
(Meyrick, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Crambus aethonellus Meyrick, 1882
  • Crambus antimorus Meyrick, 1901
  • Crambus aulistes Meyrick, 1909
  • Crambus heteranthes Meyrick, 1901
  • Crambus meristes Meyrick, 1919
  • Crambus meritus Philpott, 1929
  • Crambus saristes Meyrick, 1909

Orocrambus aethonellus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2] O. aethonellus has been recorded from the South Island.[3] The habitat consists of sandhills and bogs at sea level, up to altitudes of about 1,200 meters.[3]

Taxonomy

O. aethonellus was first described by Edward Meyrick in June 1882 and named Crambus aethonellus.[4] Meyrick gave a fuller description of this species in May of 1883.[5] The lectotype specimen, collected at Mount Hutt by R. E. Fereday, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[6]

Description

The wingspan is 13–20 mm for males and 15–21 mm for females.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from late October to late January.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 457. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  2. ↑ "Orocrambus aethonellus (Meyrick, 1882)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Revision of the New Zealand Crambini". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. The Royal Society of New Zealand. 2 (3): 344. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517878. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Edward Meyrick (June 1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera (I.)". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 187. Wikidata Q115108516.
  5. ↑ Edward Meyrick (May 1883). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. I and II. Crambidae and Tortricina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 15: 19–20. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q111013914.
  6. ↑ John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. 14: 146. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.


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