Biology:Pyrgotis humilis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Pyrgotis humilis | |
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| Male holotype specimen collected by C. E. Clark. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgotis |
| Species: | P. humilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgotis humilis Philpott, 1930[1]
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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
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- ↑ "Pyrgotis species". Todd Gilligan. http://www.tortricidae.com/catalogueSpeciesList.asp?gcode=800&chkLastInput=.
- ↑ "Pyrgotis humilis Philpott, 1930". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/30393478-1d57-4841-96ae-4b2295f2ed33.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hudson, George Vernon, Wikidata Q109420935
- ↑ 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
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