Pyrgotis arcuata
| Pyrgotis arcuata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgotis |
| Species: | P. arcuata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgotis arcuata (Philpott, 1915)[1] | |
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Pyrgotis arcuata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in 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.[2]
The larvae feed on Dacrycarpus dacrydioides.
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