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Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Orocrambus
Species:	O. vittellus
Binomial name
*Orocrambus vittellus* (Doubleday in White and Doubleday, 1843)
Synonyms
Crambus vittellus Doubleday in White and Doubleday, 1843 Crambus bisectellus Zeller, 1863 Crambus bissectellus Bleszynski & Collins, 1962 Crambus conopias Meyrick, 1907 Crambus incrassatellus Zeller, 1863 Crambus nexalis Walker, 1863 Crambus sublicellus Zeller, 1863 Crambus transcissalis Walker, 1863 Crambus vapidus Butler, 1877 Crambus rapidus Dugdale, 1988 Crambus vitellus Walker, 1863

Orocrambus vittellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Henry Doubleday in 1843. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species has been recorded in the North and South Islands, as well as Stewart Island. It prefers a habitat that consists of grasslands.

The wingspan is 19–28 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from November to April.

The larvae feed on Agrostis tenuis and probably other grasses.

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