Pyrgotis arcuata
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgotis |
| Species: | P. arcuata |
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Pyrgotis arcuata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1915. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2] It has been observed in both the North and South Islands. P. arcuata inhabits lowland forests with adults being on the wing from October until May. Larvae feed on Dacrycarpus dacrydioides.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1915 and originally named Capua arcuata.[3] George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species under this name in his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand.[4] In 1971 John S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Pyrgotis.[5] The male holotype specimen collected by Philpott in Invercargill is held in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.[6]
Description
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Philpott first described this species as follows:
♀. 15-16 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax ochreous-whitish sprinkled with reddish. Abdomen ochreous-grey. Forewings oblong, termen sinuate, dorsum straight ; whitish, irregularly mixed with pale ochreous ; fasciae reddish-ochreous, becoming blackish on margins ; basal patch indicated by obscure irregular fascia, almost obsolete on costa and dorsum ; median fascia broad, from costa at 1⁄3 outwardly oblique to below middle, thence bent upwards again to costa at 1⁄3 enclosing semi-oval area much mixed with white; one or two costal blotches of reddish-black- within this enclosed area ; a broad fascia from tornus, parallel to termen and touching median fascia at apex ; a narrow white interrupted space between these fasciae ; two or three irregular white blotches on costa near apex and a series of obscure dark strigulae along dorsum : cilia white mixed with reddish-brown. Hindwings whitish-grey, suffused and spotted with pale fuscous : cilia greyish-white with a darker basal line.[3]
This species is similar in appearance to a dull specimen of Pyrgotis plinthoglypta.[4] However P. arcuata differs considerably in the detailed markings.[4]
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found in both the North and South Islands.[2]
Behaviour
Adults of this species are on the wing from October until May.[7]
Habitat and host species
P. arcuata inhabit lowland forests.[4] The larvae feed on Dacrycarpus dacrydioides.[8]
References
- ↑ "Pyrgotis species". www.tortricidae.com. Tortricid.net. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Pyrgotis arcuata (Philpott, 1915)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- 1 2 Alfred Philpott (12 July 1915). "Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 47: 198. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q66084596. BHL page 3343647
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - 1 2 3 4 Hudson, G. V. (1928), The butterflies and moths of New Zealand, Illustrator: George Hudson, Wellington: Ferguson and Osborn Limited, p. 223, LCCN 88133764, OCLC 25449322, Wikidata Q58593286 BHL page 61899834 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ Dugdale, J. S. (10 November 1971). "Entomology of the Aucklands and other islands south of New Zealand: Lepidoptera, excluding non-crambine Pyralidae". Pacific Insects Monographs. 27: 164. ISSN 0078-7515. Wikidata Q64006453.
- ↑ Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 127. doi:10.7931/j2/fnz.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
- ↑ "Pyrgotis arcuata". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
- ↑ John Stewart Dugdale; John Hutcheson (August 1997). "Invertebrate values of kanuka (Kunzea ericoides) stands, Gisborne Region". Science for Conservation. 55. Department of Conservation: 1–30. ISSN 1173-2946. Wikidata Q110426224.
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