Orocrambus ramosellus

Orocrambus ramosellus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Henry Doubleday in 1843. [2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded in the North and South Islands.[5] The habitat of this species consists of pastures.[5]

Orocrambus ramosellus
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Orocrambus
Species:
O. ramosellus
Binomial name
Orocrambus ramosellus
(Doubleday in White & Doubleday, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Crambus ramosellus Doubleday in White & Doubleday, 1843
  • Chilo leucanialis Butler, 1877
  • Crambus apselias Meyrick, 1907
  • Crambus rangona C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

The wingspan is 23–29 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from October to July.[5]

The larvae feed on Festuca novaezealandiae, Poa cita (formerly Poa caespitosa), Agrostis tenuis, Alopercus pratensis, Bromus catharticus and Poa annua.[6]

References
  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. Dieffenbach, E. (1843). "List of Annulose Animals hitherto recorded as found in New Zealand with descriptions of some new species by Messrs. Adam White and Edward Doubleday.". Travels in New Zealand: with contributions to the geography, geology, botany and natural history of the country. Vol. 2. London: John Murray. p. 288.
  3. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  4. "Orocrambus ramosellus (Doubleday, 1843)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  5. 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.
  6. Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Information on the life cycles of some New Zealand Crambini (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae:Crambinae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 2 (3): 365–376. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517879.


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