Orocrambus paraxenus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Orocrambus |
| Species: | O. paraxenus
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| Orocrambus paraxenus (Meyrick, 1885)
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Orocrambus paraxenus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand,[3] where it has been recorded from the South Island.[4] The habitat this species prefers consists of dry tussock areas.[4]
The wingspan is 30–33 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to February.[4]
References
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- ^ 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. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "NZOR Name Details - Orocrambus paraxenus (Meyrick, 1885)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ a b c 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.