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Grass moth / Ngā pūrēhua pātītī Orocrambus flexuosellus (male)
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Crambidae
Te Rahi
- E 40 mm te whānui mai i te pito o tētahi parirau ki tētah
Size range
- Wingspan 40 mm
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Aotearoa
Distribution
- Native
Te Huringa Ora
- He kirihuna – me uaua ka kitea i roto i te pātītī.
- He rere haere i te awatea.
- Kai ai ngā torongū i ngā wāhanga o ngā tipu kei roto i te pātītī, tae atu ki ngā rau pūhouhou e tipu ana i te pūtake o te pātītī
- I te awatea, huna ai ngā torongū i roto i te whenua, i tētahi māwhaiwhai he pū te hanga
Life history
- Well camouflaged on grass
- Fly during day
- Larvae feed on plant parts in turf, young tillers
- Larvae hide in an underground tubular web during the day