Biology:Pyrgotis humilis

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Short description: Species of moth

Pyrgotis humilis
Pyrgotis humilis AMNZ21791.jpg
Male holotype specimen collected by C. E. Clark.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Pyrgotis
Species:
P. humilis
Binomial name
Pyrgotis humilis
Philpott, 1930[1]

Pyrgotis humilis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2] This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1930 from a specimen collected by C. E. Clarke on Mount Maungatua in Otago.[3][4]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. Adults have been recorded in December.[3]

References

  1. "Pyrgotis species". Todd Gilligan. http://www.tortricidae.com/catalogueSpeciesList.asp?gcode=800&chkLastInput=. 
  2. "Pyrgotis humilis Philpott, 1930". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/30393478-1d57-4841-96ae-4b2295f2ed33. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Hudson, George Vernon , Wikidata Q109420935
  4. Philpott, Alfred (1930). "New Species of Lepidoptera in the Collection of the Auckland Museum". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 1 (1): 4. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14242405 entry