Orocrambus catacaustus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885.[2][3] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[4] It has been recorded from the South Island.[5] The habitat consists of bogs.[5]
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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. catacaustus
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| Orocrambus catacaustus (Meyrick, 1885)
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The wingspan is 21–27 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to March.[5]
References
edit- ^ 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. (1885). "Description of New Zealand Microlepidoptera. V [VI]. Pyralidina". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 346–348 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ "Orocrambus catacaustus (Meyrick, 1885)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ a b c Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Revision of the New Zealand Crambini". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 2 (3). The Royal Society of New Zealand: 305. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517878. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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