Pyrgotis arcuata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]
Pyrgotis arcuata | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
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Species: | P. arcuata |
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Pyrgotis arcuata | |
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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.[3]
The larvae feed on Dacrycarpus dacrydioides.[4]
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