Pyrgotis plagiatana

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

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

The wingspan is about 18 mm.[2] 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.[3]

The larvae are polyphagous, webbing together and feeding on the leaves and cladodes of various trees and shrubs,[4] including Carmichaelia species, Coriaria arborea, Fuchsia excorticata, Hebe elliptica, Hebe stricta, Hebe subalpina, Melicope simplex, Metrosideros species, Ozothamnus leptophyllus, Pittosporum tenuifolium, Tupeia antarctica, Pinus radiata and Ulex europaeus.[5]

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 39, 1906
  3. ↑ Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera
  4. ↑ Plant-SyNZ
  5. ↑ Hedging our bets: choosing hedgerow plants to enhance beneficial insects to optimise crop pollination and pest management on Canterbury farms
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