Pyrgotis calligypsa

Pyrgotis calligypsa
Male holotype
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Pyrgotis
Species: P. calligypsa
Binomial name
Pyrgotis calligypsa
(Meyrick, 1926)[1]
Synonyms
  • Catamacta calligypsa Meyrick, 1926
  • Capua variegata Philpott, 1930

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

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are white, with a grey basal patch with some strigulae (fine streaks) consisting of blackish irroration (speckling) and suffused with white towards the costa. The hindwings are whitish, with small scattered light-grey spots or strigulae.[2]

References

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