Biology:Pyrgotis calligypsa
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgotis |
| Species: | P. calligypsa
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| Pyrgotis calligypsa (Meyrick, 1926)[1]
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Pyrgotis calligypsa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]
Description
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The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are white, with a grey basal patch with some strigulae (fine streaks) consisting of blackish irroration (speckling) and suffused with white towards the costa. The hindwings are whitish, with small scattered light-grey spots or strigulae.[3]
References
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- ↑ "Pyrgotis species". Tortricid.net. http://www.tortricidae.com/catalogueSpeciesList.asp?gcode=800&chkLastInput=. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pyrgotis calligypsa (Meyrick, 1926)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/6023f87e-9135-44b6-9f9a-88631714f678.
- ↑ Meyrick, Edward (1926). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera.". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 56: 415–416. http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_56/rsnz_56_00_003860.html.
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Wikidata ☰ Q18084782 entry
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