Orocrambus philpotti
Orocrambus philpotti is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by David E. Gaskin in 1975.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded in the Tasman Mountains to Lake Tekapo in the South Island.[2] The habitat this species prefers consists of alpine and subalpine tussock grasslands.[2]
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The wingspan is 26–35 mm. The forewings are golden bronze-brown with a white median streak. The hindwings are whitish. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to February.[2]
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- 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.
- 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.
- "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- "Orocrambus philpotti Gaskin, 1975". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
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