Orocrambus ramosellus

Orocrambus ramosellus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Henry Doubleday in 1843. [2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded in the North and South Islands.[5] The habitat of this species consists of pastures.[5]

Orocrambus ramosellus
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Orocrambus
Species:	O. ramosellus
Binomial name
Orocrambus ramosellus (Doubleday in White & Doubleday, 1843)
Synonyms
Crambus ramosellus Doubleday in White & Doubleday, 1843 Chilo leucanialis Butler, 1877 Crambus apselias Meyrick, 1907 Crambus rangona C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

The wingspan is 23–29 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from October to July.[5]

The larvae feed on Festuca novaezealandiae, Poa caespitosa, Agrostis tenuis, Alopercus pratensis, Bromus catharticus and Poa annua.[6]

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. Dieffenbach, E. (1843). "List of Annulose Animals hitherto recorded as found in New Zealand with descriptions of some new species by Messrs. Adam White and Edward Doubleday.". Travels in New Zealand: with contributions to the geography, geology, botany and natural history of the country. 2. London: John Murray. p. 288.
3. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
4. "Orocrambus ramosellus (Doubleday, 1843)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
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.
6. Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Information on the life cycles of some New Zealand Crambini (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae:Crambinae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 2 (3): 365–376. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517879.