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Orocrambus oppositus

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Orocrambus oppositus
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Orocrambus
Species:
O. oppositus
Binomial name
Orocrambus oppositus
(Philpott, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Crambus oppositus Philpott, 1915

Orocrambus oppositus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1915.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded in Fiordland.[5] It is found in alpine grasslands.[5]

The wingspan is 29–31 mm. Adults are on wing from December to February.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 457. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  2. ^ Philpott, A. (1915). "Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 47: 192–201 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  4. ^ "Orocrambus oppositus (Philpott, 1915)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b c 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.