Pyrgotis zygiana
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| Pyrgotis zygiana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgotis |
| Species: | P. zygiana |
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| Pyrgotis zygiana | |
Pyrgotis zygiana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]
P. zygiana was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1882 from a specimen obtained in Canterbury.[3] This species has also been recorded in Titirangi.[4]
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark reddish ochreous fuscous, mixed with dark fuscous and strigulated (finely streaked) with leaden grey. The hindwings are grey.[5]
The larvae feed exclusively on Prumnopitys taxifolia.[4][6]
