Orocrambus mylites

Orocrambus mylites is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded in Nelson and Marlborough.[5] It is found in the alpine zone.[5]

Orocrambus mylites
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Orocrambus
Species:	O. mylites
Binomial name
Orocrambus mylites Meyrick, 1888

The wingspan is 19–25 mm. The forewings are bluish-brown with greyish fascia. Adults are on wing from December to February.[5]

The larvae feed on Chionochloa australis.[5]

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. (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.