Maoricrambus

Maoricrambus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Maoricrambus
Gaskin, 1975[1]
Species: M. oncobolus
Binomial name
Maoricrambus oncobolus
(Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Crambus oncobolus Meyrick, 1885
  • Crambus oncolobus Hampson, 1896

Maoricrambus is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Maoricrambus oncobolus, which is found in New Zealand, where it is restricted to central Canterbury and Southland.

The wingspan is 23-25 mm. Adults are on wing from December to February.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  2. New Zealand Journal of Zoology (aug 1975)