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Orocrambus mylites

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Species of moth

Orocrambus mylites
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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. mylites
Binomial name
Orocrambus mylites
Meyrick, 1888

Orocrambus mylites is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it has been recorded in Nelson and Marlborough. It is found in the alpine zone.

The wingspan is 19–25 mm. The forewings are bluish-brown with greyish fascia. Adults are on wing from December to February.

The larvae feed on Chionochloa australis.

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. Meyrick, E. (1888). "Notes on New Zealand Pyralidina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 62–73 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  4. "Orocrambus mylites Meyrick, 1888". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  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.
Taxon identifiers
Orocrambus mylites


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