Pyrgotis arcuata

Pyrgotis arcuata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Pyrgotis
Species: P. arcuata
Binomial name
Pyrgotis arcuata
(Philpott, 1915)[1]
Synonyms
  • Capua arcuata Philpott, 1915

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

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are whitish, mixed with pale ochreous and with reddish-ochreous fasciae, which become blackish on the margins. The hindwings are whitish-grey, suffused and spotted with pale fuscous.[2]

The larvae feed on Dacrycarpus dacrydioides.

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