Pyrgotis calligypsa

Pyrgotis calligypsa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

Pyrgotis calligypsa
Male holotype
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Pyrgotis
Species:
P. calligypsa
Binomial name
Pyrgotis calligypsa
(Meyrick, 1926)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Catamacta calligypsa Meyrick, 1926
  • Capua variegata Philpott, 1930

Description
Illustration of P. calligypsa by George Hudson.

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
  1. "Pyrgotis species". www.tortricidae.com. Tortricid.net. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  2. "Pyrgotis calligypsa (Meyrick, 1926)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  3. Meyrick, Edward (1926). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 56: 415–416 – via National Library of New Zealand.



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