Orocrambus tuhualis

Orocrambus tuhualis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded in the South Island and Wellington in the North Island.[5] This species prefers habitat that consists of swampy areas.[5]

Orocrambus tuhualis
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Orocrambus
Species:	O. tuhualis
Binomial name
Orocrambus tuhualis (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Synonyms
Crambus tuhualis Felder and Rogenhofer, 1875 Crambus thrincodes Meyrick, 1910 Crambus thrincodes Meyrick, 1911

The wingspan is 23–28 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from November to December.[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. von Felder, Baron Cajetan; Felder, Rudolf; Rogenhofer, Alois Friedrich (1875). "Lepidoptera". Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde. (zoologischer Theil.). pt.9:Bd.2:Abt.2 Atlas: pl. CXXXVII, Fig 18 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
4. "Orocrambus tuhualis (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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.