Orocrambus vittellus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Crambidae
- Genus
- Orocrambus
- Species
- Orocrambus vittellus
- Scientific Name
- Orocrambus vittellus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Orocrambus vittellus
Orocrambus vittellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Henry Doubleday in 1843. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species has been recorded in the North and South Islands, as well as Stewart Island. It prefers a habitat that consists of grasslands.
The wingspan is 19–28 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from November to April.
The larvae feed on Agrostis tenuis and probably other grasses.
...Orocrambus vittellus in languages:
- English
- Common Grass Moth
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Orocrambus abditus
- Orocrambus aethonellus
- Orocrambus angustipennis
- Orocrambus apicellus
- Orocrambus callirrhous
- Orocrambus catacaustus
- Orocrambus clarkei
- Orocrambus corruptus
- Orocrambus crenaeus
- Orocrambus cultus
- Orocrambus cyclopicus
- Orocrambus dicrenellus
- Orocrambus enchophorus
- Orocrambus ephorus
- Orocrambus eximia
- Orocrambus flexuosellus
- Orocrambus fugitivellus
- Orocrambus geminus
- Orocrambus haplotomus
- Orocrambus harpophorus
- Orocrambus heliotes
- Orocrambus heteraulus
- Orocrambus horistes
- Orocrambus isochytus
- Orocrambus jansoni
- Orocrambus lectus
- Orocrambus lewisi
- Orocrambus lindsayi
- Orocrambus machaeristes
- Orocrambus melampetrus
- Orocrambus melitastes
- Orocrambus mylites
- Orocrambus oppositus
- Orocrambus ordishi
- Orocrambus ornatus
- Orocrambus paraxenus
- Orocrambus philpotti
- Orocrambus punctellus
- Orocrambus ramosellus
- Orocrambus scoparioides
- Orocrambus scutatus
- Orocrambus simplex
- Orocrambus siriellus
- Orocrambus sophistes
- Orocrambus sophronellus
- Orocrambus thymiastes
- Orocrambus tritonellus
- Orocrambus tuhualis
- Orocrambus ventosus
- Orocrambus vittellus
- Orocrambus vulgaris
- Orocrambus xanthogrammus































































































































































