''Orocrambus'' is a

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s of the family Crambidae. All species are

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Species

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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), Art ...

'' Philpott, 1924 *''

Orocrambus aethonellus ''Orocrambus aethonellus'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883. It is endemic to New Zealand. ''O. aethonellus'' has been recorded from the South Island. The habitat consists of sandhills and bogs at se ...

'' Meyrick, 1883 *''

Orocrambus angustipennis ''Orocrambus angustipennis'' is a species of moth in the Crambinae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. ''O. angustipennis'' is present in the North Island, South Island and the Chatham Islands. The wingspan is 34–40 mm for males and ...

'' Zeller, 1877 *'' Orocrambus apicellus'' Zeller, 1863 *'' Orocrambus callirrhous'' Meyrick, 1883 *''

Orocrambus catacaustus ''Orocrambus catacaustus'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It has been recorded from the South Island. The habitat consists of bogs. The wingspan The w ...

'' Meyrick, 1885 *''

Orocrambus clarkei ''Orocrambus clarkei'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1930. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is known from Mount Moltke, Minaret Peak, Homer Saddle and the Humboldt Range. The wingspan T ...

'' Philpott, 1930 **''Orocrambus clarkei clarkei'' Philpott, 1930 **''Orocrambus clarkei eximia'' Salmon, 1946 *''

Orocrambus corruptus ''Orocrambus corruptus'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is known from the lowland and intermontane region areas of eastern and central South Island. The ha ...

'' Butler, 1877 *'' Orocrambus crenaeus'' Meyrick, 1885 *''

Orocrambus cultus ''Orocrambus cultus'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1917 from specimens collected by Merlin Owen Pasco. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is known from Cecil Peak. The wingspan The wing ...

'' Philpott, 1917 *''

Orocrambus cyclopicus ''Orocrambus cyclopicus'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883. In 1975 David E. Gaskin wrongly synonymised '' Crambus sophistes'' with ''Orocrambus cyclopicus''. It is endemic to New Zealand. This spe ...

'' Meyrick, 1883 *'' Orocrambus dicrenellus'' Meyrick, 1883 *''

Orocrambus enchophorus ''Orocrambus enchophorus'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885. It is endemic to New Zealand. It has been recorded from the South Island and North Island. The lives in lowland to alpine grassland habita ...

'' Meyrick, 1885 *'' Orocrambus ephorus'' Meyrick, 1885 *'' Orocrambus flexuosellus'' Doubleday in White & Doubleday, 1843 *''

Orocrambus fugitivellus ''Orocrambus fugitivellus'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is classified as critically endangered by the Department of Conservation. Taxonomy This species was first described by George Hudson in 1950 using ...

'' Hudson, 1950 *'' Orocrambus geminus'' Patrick, 1991 *'' Orocrambus haplotomus'' Meyrick, 1883 *''

Orocrambus harpophorus ''Orocrambus harpophorus'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1882. It is endemic to New Zealand. The species has been recorded from the South Island and North Island. The wingspan The wingspan (or just ...

'' Meyrick, 1883 *'' Orocrambus heliotes'' Meyrick, 1888 *'' Orocrambus heteraulus'' Meyrick, 1905 *'' Orocrambus horistes'' Meyrick, 1902 *'' Orocrambus isochytus'' Meyrick, 1888 *''

Orocrambus jansoni ''Orocrambus jansoni'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species is classified as "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" by the Department of Conservation. Taxonomy This species was described by David Ed ...

'' Gaskin, 1975 *'' Orocrambus lectus'' Philpott, 1929 *'' Orocrambus lewisi'' Gaskin, 1975 *'' Orocrambus lindsayi'' Gaskin, 1975 *'' Orocrambus machaeristes'' Meyrick, 1905 *'' Orocrambus melampetrus'' Purdie, 1884 *'' Orocrambus melitastes'' Meyrick, 1909 *'' Orocrambus mylites'' Meyrick, 1888 *'' Orocrambus oppositus'' Philpott, 1915 *'' Orocrambus ordishi'' Gaskin, 1975 *'' Orocrambus ornatus'' Philpott, 1927 *'' Orocrambus paraxenus'' Meyrick, 1885 *'' Orocrambus philpotti'' Gaskin, 1975 *'' Orocrambus punctellus'' Hudson, 1950 *'' Orocrambus ramosellus'' Doubleday in White & Doubleday, 1843 *'' Orocrambus scoparioides'' Philpott, 1914 *'' Orocrambus scutatus'' Philpott, 1917 *'' Orocrambus simplex'' Butler, 1877 *'' Orocrambus siriellus'' Meyrick, 1883 *'' Orocrambus sophronellus'' Meyrick, 1885 *'' Orocrambus thymiastes'' Meyrick, 1901 *'' Orocrambus tritonellus'' Meyrick, 1885 *'' Orocrambus tuhualis'' C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 *'' Orocrambus ventosus'' Meyrick, 1920 *'' Orocrambus vittellus'' Doubleday in White & Doubleday, 1843 *'' Orocrambus vulgaris'' Butler, 1877 *'' Orocrambus xanthogrammus'' Meyrick, 1883

References

Crambinae Crambidae genera Endemic fauna of New Zealand Endemic moths of New Zealand {{Crambinae-stub