Orocrambus angustipennis
Orocrambus angustipennis is a species of moth in the Crambinae family.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] O. angustipennis is present in the North Island, South Island and the Chatham Islands.[3]
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The wingspan is 34–40 mm for males and 44–50 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to March in two generations per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Cortaderia, including Cortaderia selloana and Cortaderia toetoe.[3] They feed within growing stems and blades.[3]
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- "Orocrambus angustipennis (Zeller, 1877)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 457. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
- Gaskin, D. E. (1975). "Revision of the New Zealand Crambini". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. The Royal Society of New Zealand. 2 (3): 303. doi:10.1080/03014223.1975.9517878. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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