Pyrgotis eudorana
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Pyrgotis eudorana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic in New Zealand.[2]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are purplish ochreous, strigulated (finely streaked) with greyish purple. The hindwings are yellow whitish, but more yellowish towards the apex and somewhat spotted with pale grey towards the inner margin.[3]
P. eudorana larvae feed exclusively on Muehlenbeckia australis.[4]
References
- ^ "Pyrgotis species". www.tortricidae.com. Todd Gilligan. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Pyrgotis eudorana Meyrick, 1885". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ Meyrick, E (1884). "Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 17: 143. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1971). "Entomology of the Aucklands and other islands South of New Zealand: lepidoptera, excluding non-Crambine Pyralidae" (PDF). Pacific Insects Monograph. 27: 72. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
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