Orocrambus simplex

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Orocrambus simplex
File:Orocrambus simplex male.jpg
Male
File:Orocrambus simplex female.jpg
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Orocrambus
Species:
O. simplex
Binomial name
Orocrambus simplex
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Chilo simplex Butler, 1877

Orocrambus simplex is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded in Westland, Nelson Province, the central part of the North Island and the coastal area of southern Hawkes Bay.[5] The habitat where this species lives consists of tussock grasslands.[5]

The wingspan is 25–33 mm.[5] Adults have been recorded on wing from November to February.[5]

Larvae have been reared from Chionochloa rubra, Poa cita (formerly Poa caespitosa) and Poa annua.[6]

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