Orocrambus vittellus

Orocrambus vittellus
	Female
	Male
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Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Crambinae
Tribe:	Crambini
Genus:	Orocrambus
Species:	O. vittellus
Binomial name
	Orocrambus vittellus; (Doubleday in White and Doubleday, 1843)
Synonyms
	Crambus vittellus Doubleday in White and Doubleday, 1843 ; Zeller, 1863 Meyrick, 1907 ; Walker, 1863 Crambus vapidus ; Crambus incrassatellus Butler, 1877 ; Crambus bissectellus Zeller, 1863 ; Dugdale, 1988 Crambus vitellus ; Crambus nexalis Walker, 1863 ; Crambus bisectellus Bleszynski & Collins, 1962 ; Walker, 1863 Crambus sublicellus ; Crambus conopias Zeller, 1863 ; Crambus rapidus Crambus transcissalis ;

Orocrambus vittellus is a moth in the family Crambidae.^[1] It was described by Henry Doubleday in 1843. ^[2]^[3] It is endemic to New Zealand.^[4] This species has been recorded in the North and South Islands, as well as Stewart Island. It prefers a habitat that consists of grasslands.^[5]

The wingspan is 19–28 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from November to April.^[5]

The larvae feed on Agrostis tenuis and probably other grasses.^[6]

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