Orocrambus aethonellus

Orocrambus aethonellus
	Female
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Orocrambus
Species:	O. aethonellus
Binomial name
	Orocrambus aethonellus; (Meyrick, 1883)
Synonyms
	Crambus aethonellus Meyrick, 1883 ; 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.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3][4] O. aethonellus has been recorded from the South Island.[5] The habitat consists of sandhills and bogs at sea level, up to altitudes of about 1,200 meters.[5]

The wingspan is 13–20 mm for males and 15–21 mm for females.[5] Adults have been recorded on wing from late October to late January.[5]

References

Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 457. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
Meyrick, E. (1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 186–187 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
"Orocrambus aethonellus (Meyrick, 1882)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
"global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
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.

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[NZIB-1] Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 457. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.

[2] Meyrick, E. (1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 186–187 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[NZOR-3] "Orocrambus aethonellus (Meyrick, 1882)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

[4] "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[NZJZ1975-5] 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.