Orocrambus dicrenellus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[2] This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1882 under the name Crambus dicrenellus.[1][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] It has been recorded from the central part of the South Island.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Orocrambus |
| Species: | O. dicrenellus
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Taxonomy
editO. dicrenellus was first described by Edward Meyrick in June 1882 and named Crambus dicrenellus.[5] Meyrick gave a fuller description of this species in May 1883.[6] The male lectotype specimen, collected at Mount Hutt by R. E. Fereday, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[7]
Description
editThe wingspan is 29–33 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from November to February.[8]
References
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- ^ a b Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Orocrambus dicrenellus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 186–187. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Orocrambus dicrenellus (Meyrick, 1883)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- ^ Edward Meyrick (June 1882). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera (I.)". New Zealand Journal of Science. 1: 187. Wikidata Q115108516.
- ^ Edward Meyrick (May 1883). "Descriptions of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. I and II. Crambidae and Tortricina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 15: 22–23. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q111013914.
- ^ 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: 147. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
- ^ 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.
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