Orocrambus aethonellus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Orocrambus |
| Species: | O. aethonellus |
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| Orocrambus aethonellus (Meyrick, 1882) | |
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Orocrambus aethonellus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1882. It is endemic to New Zealand. O. aethonellus has been recorded from the South Island. The habitat favoured by this moth includes sand hills and bogs from sea level up to altitudes of about 1,200 meters.
Taxonomy
O. aethonellus was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1882 and originally named Crambus aethonellus.[2] Meyrick gave a fuller description of this species in May 1883.[3] George Hudson, in his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand, discussed this species under the name Crambus aethonellus.[4] In 1975 D. E. Gaskin revised New Zealand Crambini and placed this species in the genus Orocrambus.[5] The lectotype specimen, collected at Mount Hutt by R. E. Fereday, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[6]
Description
The wingspan is 13–20 mm for males and 15–21 mm for females.[7]
Meyrick described this species as follows:
Male.—18-19 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax deep ochreous-brown, shoulders with a small yellowish-white spot; palpi rather short, beneath ochreous-white towards base. Antenne dark fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous, gradually suffused with pale ochreous posteriorly. Anterior and middle legs dark fuscous; posterior legs whitish-ochreous, apex of tarsi infuscated. Forewings short, moderately broad, costa almost straight, apex almost acute, hindmargin very slightly sinuate, nearly straight, moderately oblique ; rather bright deep ochreous-brown; costal edge narrowly ochreous-whitish, becoming gradually more ochreous towards base ; inner marginal edge sometimes very narrowly ochreous-whitish ; a straight moderately broad central longitudinal ochreous-white streak from base to hindmargin, attenuated on basal third and before hindmargin, more or less distinctly margined with dark fuscous: cilia pale whitish-ochreous, on basal third light grey, with a distinct ochreous-white spot on central streak. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia ochreous-white or whitish-ochreous, with a grey basal line.[3]
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand.[8]
Habitat and hosts
The habitat favoured by this moth includes sand hills and bogs from sea level up to altitudes of about 1,200 meters.[7]
Behaviour
Adults have been recorded on wing from late October to late January.[7]
References
- ↑ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 457. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. LCCN 2011379669. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- ↑ Edward Meyrick (June 1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera (I.)". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 187. Wikidata Q115108516.
- 1 2 Edward Meyrick (May 1883). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. I and II. Crambidae and Tortricina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 15: 19–20. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q111013914. BHL page 33980334
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ Hudson, G. V. (1928), The butterflies and moths of New Zealand, Illustrator: George Hudson, Wellington: Ferguson and Osborn Limited, p. 162, LCCN 88133764, OCLC 25449322, Wikidata Q58593286 BHL page 61899773 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ D. E. Gaskin (September 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. ISSN 0301-4223. Wikidata Q47478306.
- ↑ Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 146. doi:10.7931/j2/fnz.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
- 1 2 3 Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Revision of the New Zealand Crambini". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 2 (3). The Royal Society of New Zealand: 344. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517878. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ↑ "Orocrambus aethonellus (Meyrick, 1882)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 20 January 2018.