Pyrgotis humilis

Pyrgotis humilis
	Male holotype specimen collected by C. E. Clark.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Pyrgotis
Species:	P. humilis
Binomial name
	Pyrgotis humilis; Philpott, 1930[1]

Pyrgotis humilis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.^[2] This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1930 from a specimen collected by C. E. Clarke on Mount Maungatua in Otago.^[3]^[4]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are bright ochreous, suffused with purplish fuscous towards the termen. The hindwings are fuscous. Adults have been recorded in December.^[3]

References

↑ "Pyrgotis species". www.tortricidae.com. Todd Gilligan. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
↑ "Pyrgotis humilis Philpott, 1930". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
1 2 Hudson, G.V. (1939). "A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand". www.bugz.org.nz. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn Ltd. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
↑ Philpott, Alfred (1930). "New Species of Lepidoptera in the Collection of the Auckland Museum". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 1 (1): 4. JSTOR 42905932.

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[tortricidae.net-1] "Pyrgotis species". www.tortricidae.com. Todd Gilligan. Retrieved 16 January 2017.

[NZOR-2] "Pyrgotis humilis Philpott, 1930". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 16 January 2017.

[Hudson-3] 1 2 Hudson, G.V. (1939). "A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand". www.bugz.org.nz. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn Ltd. Retrieved 2017-01-16.

[RAIM1930-4] Philpott, Alfred (1930). "New Species of Lepidoptera in the Collection of the Auckland Museum". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 1 (1): 4. JSTOR 42905932.