Pyrgotis arcuata

Pyrgotis arcuata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Pyrgotis
Species:	P. arcuata
Binomial name
	Pyrgotis arcuata; (Philpott, 1915)
Synonyms
	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[]

^ "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.
^ Dugdale, John; Hutcheson, John. "Invertebrate values of kanuka (Kunzea ericoides) stands, Gisborne Region". ResearchGate.

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[Tortricid-1] "Pyrgotis species". www.tortricidae.com. Tortricid.net. Retrieved 17 January 2017.

[NZOR-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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