Orocrambus ramosellus

Orocrambus ramosellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Orocrambus
Species: O. ramosellus
Binomial name
Orocrambus ramosellus
(Doubleday in White and Doubleday, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Crambus ramosellus Doubleday in White and Doubleday, 1843
  • Chilo leucanialis Butler, 1877
  • Crambus apselias Meyrick, 1907
  • Crambus rangona C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer in C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

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

The wingspan is 23-29 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from October to July.[2]

The larvae feed on Festuca novaezealandiae, Poa caespitosa, Agrostis tenuis, Alopercus pratensis, Bromus catharticus and Poa annua.[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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