Orocrambus
Encyclopedia
Orocrambus is a genus
of moth
s of the Crambidae
family. All species are endemic to New Zealand
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Crambidae
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of Lepidoptera . They are quite variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass-stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in...
family. All species are endemic to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
Species
- Orocrambus abditus Philpott, 1924
- Orocrambus aethonellus Meyrick, 1883
- Orocrambus angustipennisOrocrambus angustipennisOrocrambus angustipennis is a moth of the Crambinae family. It is known from New Zealand, where it is known from the North Island, South Island and the Chatham Islands.The wingspan is 34-40 mm for males and 44-50 mm for females...
Zeller, 1877 - Orocrambus apicellus Zeller, 1863
- Orocrambus callirrhous Meyrick, 1883
- Orocrambus catacaustus Meyrick, 1885
- Orocrambus clarkei Philpott, 1930
- Orocrambus clarkei clarkei Philpott, 1930
- Orocrambus clarkei eximia Salmon, 1946
- Orocrambus corruptus Butler, 1877
- Orocrambus crenaeus Meyrick, 1885
- Orocrambus cultus Philpott, 1917
- Orocrambus cyclopicus Meyrick, 1883
- Orocrambus dicrenellus Meyrick, 1883
- Orocrambus enchophorus Meyrick, 1885
- Orocrambus ephorus Meyrick, 1885
- Orocrambus flexuosellusOrocrambus flexuosellusOrocrambus flexuosellus is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in New Zealand....
Doubleday in White and Doubleday, 1843 - Orocrambus fugitivellus Hudson, 1950
- Orocrambus geminus Patrick, 1991
- Orocrambus haplotomus Meyrick, 1883
- Orocrambus harpophorus Meyrick, 1883
- Orocrambus heliotes Meyrick, 1888
- Orocrambus heteraulus Meyrick, 1905
- Orocrambus horistes Meyrick, 1902
- Orocrambus isochytus Meyrick, 1888
- Orocrambus jansoni Gaskin, 1975
- Orocrambus lectus Philpott, 1929
- Orocrambus lewisi Gaskin, 1975
- Orocrambus lindsayi Gaskin, 1975
- Orocrambus machaeristes Meyrick, 1905
- Orocrambus melampetrus Purdie, 1884
- Orocrambus melitastes Meyrick, 1909
- Orocrambus mylites Meyrick, 1888
- Orocrambus oppositus Philpott, 1915
- Orocrambus ordishi Gaskin, 1975
- Orocrambus ornatus Philpott, 1927
- Orocrambus paraxenus Meyrick, 1885
- Orocrambus philpotti Gaskin, 1975
- Orocrambus punctellus Hudson, 1950
- Orocrambus ramosellus Doubleday in White and Doubleday, 1843
- Orocrambus scoparioides Philpott, 1914
- Orocrambus scutatus Philpott, 1917
- Orocrambus simplex Butler, 1877
- Orocrambus siriellus Meyrick, 1883
- Orocrambus sophronellus Meyrick, 1885
- Orocrambus thymiastes Meyrick, 1901
- Orocrambus tritonellus Meyrick, 1885
- Orocrambus tuhualis Felder and Rogenhofer, 1875
- Orocrambus ventosus Meyrick, 1920
- Orocrambus vittellus Doubleday in White and Doubleday, 1843
- Orocrambus vulgaris Butler, 1877
- Orocrambus xanthogrammus Meyrick, 1883