Pyrgotis calligypsa
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Pyrgotis calligypsa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]
Description[]
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[]
- ^ "Pyrgotis species". www.tortricidae.com. Tortricid.net. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Pyrgotis calligypsa (Meyrick, 1926)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- ^ 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.
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Categories:
- Moths described in 1926
- Archipini
- Moths of New Zealand
- Endemic fauna of New Zealand
- Taxa named by Edward Meyrick
- Archipini stubs