Pyrgotis arcuata

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

Pyrgotis arcuata
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P. arcuata
Binomial name
Pyrgotis arcuata
(Philpott, 1915)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Capua arcuata Philpott, 1915

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

  1. "Pyrgotis species". www.tortricidae.com. Tortricid.net. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  2. "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.
  4. Dugdale, John; Hutcheson, John. "Invertebrate values of kanuka (Kunzea ericoides) stands, Gisborne Region". ResearchGate.


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