Orocrambus heteraulus

Orocrambus heteraulus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] This species has been recorded from the Humboldt Range and the Routeburn Valley.

Orocrambus heteraulus
Male
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O. heteraulus
Binomial name
Orocrambus heteraulus
(Meyrick, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Crambus heteraulus Meyrick, 1905

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. Adults have been recorded from in December and 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. (1905). "Notes on New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1905 (2): 219–244. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1905.tb02451.x via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  4. "Orocrambus heteraulus (Meyrick, 1905)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  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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