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Pyrgotis
Pyrgotis is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae. This genus was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1881. In 1971 John S. Dugdale redescribed this genus. The type species of this genus is Conchylis plagiatan Walker, 1863, by subsequent designation. All species in this genus, apart from Pyrgotis siderantha which is found in Sri Lanka, are endemic to New Zealand. There are two undescribed species the specimens of which are held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Painted Wedge
speciesPyrgotis plagiatana
Pyrgotis pyramidias
speciesPyrgotis pyramidias
Pyrgotis chrysomela
speciesPyrgotis chrysomela
Pyrgotis calligypsa
speciesPyrgotis calligypsa
Pyrgotis plinthoglypta
speciesPyrgotis plinthoglypta
Pyrgotis eudorana
speciesPyrgotis eudorana
Pyrgotis arcuata
speciesPyrgotis arcuata
Pyrgotis consentiens
speciesPyrgotis consentiens
Pyrgotis zygiana
speciesPyrgotis zygiana
Pyrgotis transfixa
speciesPyrgotis transfixa
Pyrgotis siderantha
speciesPyrgotis siderantha
Pyrgotis humilis
speciesPyrgotis humilis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 377941.