Pyrgotis arcuata
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Pyrgotis |
Species: | P. arcuata
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Binomial name | |
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Pyrgotis arcuata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]
The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are whitish, mixed with pale ochreous and with reddish-ochreous fasciae, which become blackish on the margins. The hindwings are whitish grey, suffused and spotted with pale fuscous.[3]
The larvae feed on Dacrycarpus dacrydioides.[4]
References
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- ^ "Pyrgotis species". www.tortricidae.com. Tortricid.net. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Pyrgotis arcuata (Philpott, 1915)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- ^ Philpott, Alfred (1914). "Descriptions of New Species of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 76: 192–201 – via National Library of New Zealand. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Dugdale, John; Hutcheson, John. "Invertebrate values of kanuka (Kunzea ericoides) stands, Gisborne Region". ResearchGate.