Orocrambus dicrenellus
Orocrambus dicrenellus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[2] This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1882 under the name Crambus dicrenellus.[1][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] It has been recorded from the central part of the South Island. The habitat consists of alpine and subalpine tussock grasslands.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Crambidae | 
| Subfamily: | Crambinae | 
| Tribe: | Crambini | 
| Genus: | Orocrambus | 
| Species: | O. dicrenellus  | 
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The wingspan is 29–33 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from November to February.[5]
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- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Orocrambus dicrenellus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
 - 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.
 - Meyrick, E. (1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 186–187. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
 - "Orocrambus dicrenellus (Meyrick, 1883)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
 - 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.
 
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