Orocrambus ventosus

Orocrambus ventosus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920.[2][3] The species is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded in the Tasman Mountains and at Mount Owen. Its preferred habitat is alpine grasslands.[5]

Orocrambus ventosus
Female
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O. ventosus
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Orocrambus ventosus
Meyrick, 1920

The wingspan is 25–31 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to February.[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. (1920). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. v. 52: 30–32. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  4. "Orocrambus ventosus Meyrick, 1920". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  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.


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