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Pyrgotis calligypsa

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Pyrgotis calligypsa
Male holotype
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Pyrgotis
Species:
P. calligypsa
Binomial name
Pyrgotis calligypsa
(Meyrick, 1926)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Catamacta calligypsa Meyrick, 1926
  • Capua variegata Philpott, 1930

Pyrgotis calligypsa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

Description

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Illustration of P. calligypsa by George Hudson.

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are white, with a grey basal patch with some strigulae (fine streaks) consisting of blackish irroration (speckling) and suffused with white towards the costa. The hindwings are whitish, with small scattered light-grey spots or strigulae.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Pyrgotis species". www.tortricidae.com. Tortricid.net. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Pyrgotis calligypsa (Meyrick, 1926)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  3. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1926). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 56: 415–416 – via National Library of New Zealand. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.