Orocrambus haplotomus

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Orocrambus haplotomus
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Orocrambus
Species:
O. haplotomus
Binomial name
Orocrambus haplotomus
(Meyrick, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Crambus haplotomus Meyrick, 1882

Orocrambus haplotomus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1882. This species is endemic to New Zealand.[2] O. haplotomus has been recorded from the areas around Lake Te Anau and Lake Wakatipu in the South Island.[3]

Taxonomy[edit]

O. haplotomus was first described by Edward Meyrick in June 1882 and named Crambus haplotomus.[4] Meyrick gave a fuller description of this species in May of 1883.[5] The male lectotype specimen, collected at Lake Wakatipu by R. E. Fereday, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[6]

Description[edit]

The wingspan is 19–28 mm for males and 25–30 mm for females.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  2. ^ "Orocrambus haplotomus (Meyrick, 1882)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ Edward Meyrick (June 1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera (I.)". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 187. Wikidata Q115108516.
  5. ^ Edward Meyrick (May 1883). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. I and II. Crambidae and Tortricina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 15: 23–24. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q111013914.
  6. ^ John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 148. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.