Orocrambus Abditus
''Orocrambus abditus'' is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was Species description, first described by Alfred Philpott in 1924. It is endemic to New Zealand and can be found in Marlborough Region, Marlborough, Arthur's Pass (mountain pass), Arthur's Pass, and in Canterbury Region, Canterbury. The species inhabits grassland including tussock grassland and shrubland. Larvae have been collected in October and the adults of this species are on the wing from October to March. Taxonomy ''O. abditus'' was described by Alfred Philpott in 1924 using a specimen captive bred from a larva collected by Charles Lindsay (entomologist), Charles Lindsay in October at Otarama, in the Selwyn District. He originally named the species ''Crambus abditus''. George Hudson (entomologist), George Hudson, in his 1928 book ''The butterflies and moths of New Zealand'', discussed and illustrated this species under that name. In 1975 David E. Gaskin, D. E. Gaskin revised New Zealand Crambini and placed thi ...
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Alfred Philpott
Alfred Philpott (15 December 1870 – 24 July 1930) was a New Zealand museum curator, entomologist and writer. He was born in Tysoe, Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ..., England, on 15 December 1870. He became the first person to describe '' Zelleria maculata'' in 1930. References 1870 births 1930 deaths New Zealand writers New Zealand entomologists New Zealand curators English emigrants to New Zealand People from Warwickshire Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand {{NewZealand-writer-stub ...
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