Pyrgotis zygiana explained

Pyrgotis zygiana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

P. zygiana was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1882 from a specimen obtained in Canterbury.[2] This species has also been recorded in Titirangi.[3]

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.[4]

The larvae feed exclusively on Prumnopitys taxifolia.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pyrgotis zygiana Meyrick, 1882. www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 15 January 2017.
  2. Meyrick. Edward. Descriptions of New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera No 2. New Zealand Journal of Science. 1882. 1. 277. 15 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Environmental Impact Assessment of Aerial Spraying Btk in NZ for painted apple moth MPI Biosecurity New Zealand. www.biosecurity.govt.nz. Biosecurity New Zealand. 15 January 2017. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116164825/http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/pests-diseases/forests/painted-apple-moth/environmental-impact.htm. 16 January 2017. dead.
  4. Meyrick. E.. On New Zealand Micro-Lepidoptera. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 1882. 15. 39. 15 January 2017.
  5. Dugdale. J. S.. Chrysorthenches new genus, conifer‐associated plutellid moths (Yponomeutoidea, Lepidoptera) in New Zealand and Australia. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 1996. 23. 1. 57. 10.1080/03014223.1996.9518064.

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