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Pyrgotis chrysomela
Pyrgotis chrysomela is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the North and South Islands. This species is associated with Mānuka as well as species in the genus Podocarpus. Larvae web together the leaves of their host species and then feed on new growth. Larvae have been reared on Podocarpus laetus and Podocarpus totara. Adults are on the wing most months of the year.
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Description
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are very bright, glossy orange-brown with several rows of extremely faint purplish spots in the disc, only visible in a strong light. The hind-wings are grey, tipped with orange-brown at the apex. It has been hypothesised that there is a grey form of the male of this species although further investigation is needed to confirm that these specimens are a form of P. chrysomela.
Range & habitat
P. chrysomela is endemic to New Zealand. It has been observed in both the North and South Islands.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The larvae of this species web together the leaves of species in the genus Podocarpus and then feed on the new growth. Adults have been observed on the wing most months of the year but are most commonly observed from October until March.
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
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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 396131.