Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Grass moths

Orocrambus flexuosellus (Doubleday)


Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae

Size range

  • Wingspan 40 mm

Distribution

  • Native

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

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