Orocrambus enchophorus

Orocrambus enchophorus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] It has been recorded from the South Island and North Island.[5] The lives in lowland to alpine grassland habitat.[6]

Orocrambus enchophorus
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Orocrambus
Species:	O. enchophorus
Binomial name
Orocrambus enchophorus (Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms
Crambus enchophorus Meyrick, 1885 Crambus pedias Meyrick, 1885 Crambus scitulus Philpott, 1926 Crambus encophorus Bleszynski & Collins, 1962

The wingspan is 24–40 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from November to February.[6]

The larvae feed on Poa annua, Poa caespitosa, Agrostis tenuis, Bromus catharticus and Festuca arundinacea.[5]

References

1. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 457. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
2. Meyrick, E. (1885). "Description of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. V [VI]. Pyralidina". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 346–348 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
4. "Orocrambus enchophorus (Meyrick, 1885)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
5. Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Information on the life cycles of some New Zealand Crambini (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae:Crambinae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 2 (3): 365–376. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517879.
6. 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.