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Orocrambus cyclopicus

Synonyms: Orocrambus sophistes

Wikipedia Abstract

Orocrambus cyclopicus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1883. It is found in New Zealand, where it has been recorded from the eastern South Island and the southern part of the North Island. The habitat consists of lowland to alpine grasslands. The wingspan is 22–30 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to May. The larvae feed on Bromus mollis and Arrhenatherum elatius.
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Prey / Diet

Arrhenatherum elatius (tall oatgrass)[1]
Bromus hordeaceus (soft brome)[1]

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1New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ™ database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0