| Orocrambus melampetrus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Orocrambus |
| Species: | O. melampetrus |
| Binomial name | |
| Orocrambus melampetrus Alex. Purdie, 1884 | |
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Orocrambus melampetrus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alex Purdie in 1884. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it has been recorded from the South Island. The habitat consists of high alpine grasslands.
The wingspan is 24–28 mm.
References
- 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.
- Purdie, Alex (1884). "Orocrambus sp". New Zealand Journal of Science. 2: 167–168. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- "NZOR Name Details - Orocrambus melampetrus Purdie, 1884". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
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