Orocrambus cyclopicus

Orocrambus cyclopicus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883.[2][3] In 1975 David E. Gaskin wrongly synonymised Crambus sophistes with Orocrambus cyclopicus.[4][5]

Orocrambus cyclopicus
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Orocrambus
Species:	O. cyclopicus
Binomial name
Orocrambus cyclopicus (Meyrick, 1883)
Synonyms
Crambus cyclopicus Meyrick, 1883 Crambus sophistes Meyrick, 1905

It is endemic to New Zealand.[6] This species has been recorded from the eastern South Island and the southern part of the North Island.[7] The habitat consists of lowland to alpine grasslands.[7]

The wingspan is 22–30 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to May.[7]

The larvae feed on Bromus hordeaceus and Arrhenatherum elatius.[8]

References

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.
3. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
4. Gaskin, D. E. (10 March 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.
5. Patrick, Brian H. (2004). "Conservation of New Zealand's tussock grassland moth fauna". Journal of Insect Conservation. 8 (2/3): 199–208. doi:10.1023/B:JICO.0000045818.29222.65.(subscription required)
6. "Orocrambus cyclopicus (Meyrick, 1882)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
7. 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.
8. 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.