Orocrambus dicrenellus

Orocrambus dicrenellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Orocrambus
Species:	O. dicrenellus
Binomial name
	Orocrambus dicrenellus; (Meyrick, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
	Crambus dicrenellus Meyrick, 1882 ;

Orocrambus dicrenellus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[2] This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1882 under the name Crambus dicrenellus.[1][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] It has been recorded from the central part of the South Island. The habitat consists of alpine and subalpine tussock grasslands.

The wingspan is 29–33 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from November to February.[5]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Orocrambus dicrenellus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
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.
Meyrick, E. (1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 186–187. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
"Orocrambus dicrenellus (Meyrick, 1883)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
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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[NHM-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Orocrambus dicrenellus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.

[NZIB-2] 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.

[3] Meyrick, E. (1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 186–187. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[4] "Orocrambus dicrenellus (Meyrick, 1883)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-21.

[:0-5] 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.