Biology:Pyrgotis plagiatana

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Short description: Species of moth

Pyrgotis plagiatana
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Pyrgotis
Species:
P. plagiatana
Binomial name
Pyrgotis plagiatana
(Walker, 1863)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Grapholitha xylinana Adoxophyes trichroa
  • Grapholitha punana Conchylis plagiatana
  • Walker, 1863 Walker, 1863
  • Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Conchylis recusana Epagoge parallela
  • Walker, 1863 Meyrick, 1902
  • Paedisca luciplagana Salmon & Bradley, 1956
  • Meyrick, 1907 Pyrgotis tornota

Pyrgotis plagiatana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is about 18 mm.[3] It is a variable species, differing much in the intensity of colouring. The forewings are whitish, suffused with pale ochreous, becoming darker towards the inner margin. The hindwings are whitish, faintly tinged with ochreous at the apex and spotted with grey.[4]

The larvae are polyphagous, webbing together and feeding on the leaves and cladodes of various trees and shrubs,[5] including Carmichaelia species, Coriaria arborea, Fuchsia excorticata, Veronica elliptica, Veronica stricta, Veronica subalpina, Melicope simplex, Metrosideros species, Ozothamnus leptophyllus, Pittosporum tenuifolium, Tupeia antarctica, Pinus radiata and Ulex europaeus.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Pyrgotis species". Tortricid.net. http://www.tortricidae.com/catalogueSpeciesList.asp?gcode=800&chkLastInput=. 
  2. ↑ "Pyrgotis plagiatana (Walker, 1863)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/5d82d40d-a05f-49d4-abca-188d24e21208. 
  3. ↑ Meyrick, E. (1906). "Notes and Descriptions on Lepidoptera.". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 39: 106–121. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9975191#page/140/mode/1up. 
  4. ↑ Meyrick, E. (1881). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 6: 410–536. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.23766. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3344007#page/459/mode/1up. 
  5. ↑ "Pyrgotis plagiatana (Walker, 1863) (Herbivore)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz/DetailsForm.aspx?Type=H&RecordId=1075&LSID=NAM51074. 
  6. ↑ Hedging our bets: choosing hedgerow plants to enhance beneficial insects to optimise crop pollination and pest management on Canterbury farms (Report). The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research. June 2010. p. 18. http://maxa.maf.govt.nz/sff/about-projects/search/L09-009/final-report.pdf. Retrieved 16 January 2017. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14242416 entry




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