Biology:Pyrgotis chrysomela

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Short description: Species of moth

Pyrgotis chrysomela
Pyrgotis chrysomela seen at Ōtari-Wilton's Bush, Wellington
Scientific classification edit
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 chrysomela Meyrick, 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". tortricid.net. http://www.tortricidae.com/catalogueSpeciesList.asp?gcode=800&chkLastInput=. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Pyrgotis chrysomela (Meyrick, 1914)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/8cec5c4d-aa86-48dc-9b8b-3689d90888d1. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Meyrick, Edward (1913). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 46: 101–118. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3297313#page/125/mode/1up.  Public Domain 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". Fauna of New Zealand 14: 127. 23 Sep 1988. ISBN 0-477-02518-8. ISSN 0111-5383. http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/49008/FNZ14Dugdale1988150.pdf. Retrieved 17 January 2017. 

Wikidata ☰ Q18084783 entry