Pyrgotis arcuata: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Tortricidae
- Genus
- Pyrgotis
- Species
- Pyrgotis arcuata
- Scientific Name
- Pyrgotis arcuata
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Pyrgotis arcuata
Pyrgotis arcuata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
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.
The larvae feed on Dacrycarpus dacrydioides.
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