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Pyrgotis chrysomela

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Pyrgotis chrysomela
Pyrgotis chrysomela seen at Ōtari-Wilton's Bush, Wellington
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Pyrgotis
Species:
P. chrysomela
Binomial name
Pyrgotis chrysomela
(Meyrick, 1914)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Catamacta chrysomela Meyrick, 1914
Illustration by George Hudson c. 1927

Pyrgotis chrysomela is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are deep fulvous (tawny) orange. The hindwings are grey.[3] The type specimen of this species was collected by George Hudson in January at Kaeo and held at the Natural History Museum, London.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Pyrogotis species". www.tortricidae.com. tortricid.net. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Pyrgotis chrysomela (Meyrick, 1914)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  3. ^ a b Meyrick, Edward (1913). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 46: 101–118 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14 (published 23 Sep 1988): 127. ISBN 0-477-02518-8. ISSN 0111-5383 – via Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.