Orocrambus vittellus

Orocrambus vittellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Orocrambus
Species: O. vittellus
Binomial name
Orocrambus vittellus
(Doubleday in White and Doubleday, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Crambus vittellus Doubleday in White and Doubleday, 1843
  • Crambus bisectellus Zeller, 1863
  • Crambus bissectellus Bleszynski & Collins, 1962
  • Crambus conopias Meyrick, 1907
  • Crambus incrassatellus Zeller, 1863
  • Crambus nexalis Walker, 1863
  • Crambus sublicellus Zeller, 1863
  • Crambus transcissalis Walker, 1863
  • Crambus vapidus Butler, 1877
  • Crambus rapidus Dugdale, 1988
  • Crambus vitellus Walker, 1863

Orocrambus vittellus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Doubleday in 1843.[1] It is found in New Zealand, where it has been recorded from the North and South Island, as well as the Stewart Islands. The habitat consists of grasslands.

The wingspan is 19–28 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from November to April.[2]

The larvae feed on Agrostis tenuis and probably other grasses.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ New Zealand Journal of Zoology (Aug 1975)
  3. ↑ Information on the life cycles of some New Zealand Crambini (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Crambinae)


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