Orocrambus haplotomus
Species of moth
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Orocrambus haplotomus is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1882. This species is endemic to New Zealand.[2] O. haplotomus has been recorded from the areas around Lake Te Anau and Lake Wakatipu in the South Island.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Orocrambus |
| Species: | O. haplotomus |
| Binomial name | |
| Orocrambus haplotomus (Meyrick, 1882) | |
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Taxonomy
O. haplotomus was first described by Edward Meyrick in June 1882 and named Crambus haplotomus.[4] Meyrick gave a fuller description of this species in May 1883.[5] The male lectotype specimen, collected at Lake Wakatipu by R. E. Fereday, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[6]
