Pyrgotis humilis

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Pyrgotis humilis
Pyrgotis humilis AMNZ21791.jpg
Male holotype specimen collected by C. E. Clark.
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P. humilis
Binomial name
Pyrgotis humilis

Pyrgotis humilis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2] This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1930 from a specimen collected by on Mount Maungatua in Otago.[3][4]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are bright ochreous, suffused with purplish fuscous towards the termen. The hindwings are fuscous. Adults have been recorded in December.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Pyrgotis species". www.tortricidae.com. Todd Gilligan. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Pyrgotis humilis Philpott, 1930". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b Hudson, G.V. (1939). "A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand". www.bugz.org.nz. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn Ltd. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  4. ^ Philpott, Alfred (1930). "New Species of Lepidoptera in the Collection of the Auckland Museum". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 1 (1): 4. JSTOR 42905932.


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