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Pyrgotis arcuata

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Pyrgotis arcuata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Pyrgotis
Species:
P. arcuata
Binomial name
Pyrgotis arcuata
(Philpott, 1915)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Capua arcuata Philpott, 1915

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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  1. ^ "Pyrgotis species". www.tortricidae.com. Tortricid.net. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Pyrgotis arcuata (Philpott, 1915)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  3. ^ 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. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Dugdale, John; Hutcheson, John. "Invertebrate values of kanuka (Kunzea ericoides) stands, Gisborne Region". ResearchGate.