Pyrgotis plagiatana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Zealand.

Pyrgotis plagiatana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Pyrgotis
Species:	P. plagiatana
Binomial name
Pyrgotis plagiatana (Walker, 1863)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Conchylis plagiatana Walker, 1863 Paedisca luciplagana Walker, 1863 Epagoge parallela Salmon & Bradley, 1956 Grapholitha punana Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 Conchylis recusana Walker, 1863 Pyrgotis tornota Meyrick, 1907 Adoxophyes trichroa Meyrick, 1902 Grapholitha xylinana Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

The wingspan is about 18 mm.[3] It is a variable species, differing much in the intensity of colouring. The forewings are whitish, suffused with pale ochreous, becoming darker towards the inner margin. The hindwings are whitish, faintly tinged with ochreous at the apex and spotted with grey.[4]

The larvae are polyphagous, webbing together and feeding on the leaves and cladodes of various trees and shrubs,[5] including Carmichaelia species, Coriaria arborea, Fuchsia excorticata, Veronica elliptica, Veronica stricta, Veronica subalpina, Melicope simplex, Metrosideros species, Ozothamnus leptophyllus, Pittosporum tenuifolium, Tupeia antarctica, Pinus radiata and Ulex europaeus.[6]

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• Citizen Science observations of P. plagiatana.