Pyrgotis chrysomela

Pyrgotis chrysomela
Pyrgotis chrysomela seen at Ōtari-Wilton's Bush, Wellington
Scientific 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 chrysomelaMeyrick, 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

1. "Pyrogotis species". www.tortricidae.com. tortricid.net. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
2. "Pyrgotis chrysomela (Meyrick, 1914)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
3. Meyrick, Edward (1913). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 46: 101–118 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2017– via Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.