Orocrambus scoparioides
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Orocrambus |
| Species: | O. scoparioides
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| Orocrambus scoparioides Philpott, 1914
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Orocrambus scoparioides is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1914.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded in the mountain ranges of Otago and Southland.[5]
The wingspan is 13–16 mm for males and 14–20 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to April.[5]
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Philpott, Alfred (1914). "Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 46: 118–121 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ "Orocrambus scoparioides Philpott, 1914". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ a b 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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