Orocrambus simplex
Species of moth
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Orocrambus simplex is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand,[4] where it has been recorded in Westland, Nelson Province, the central part of the North Island and the coastal area of southern Hawkes Bay.[5] The habitat where this species lives consists of tussock grasslands.[5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Orocrambus |
| Species: | O. simplex |
| Binomial name | |
| Orocrambus simplex (Butler, 1877) | |
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The wingspan is 25–33 mm.[5] Adults have been recorded on wing from November to February.[5]
Larvae have been reared from Chionochloa rubra, Poa cita (formerly Poa caespitosa) and Poa annua.[6]
