Pyrgotis calligypsa
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgotis |
| Species: | P. calligypsa
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Pyrgotis calligypsa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]
Description
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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.[3]
References
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- ^ "Pyrgotis species". www.tortricidae.com. Tortricid.net. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Pyrgotis calligypsa (Meyrick, 1926)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1926). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 56: 415–416 – via National Library of New Zealand.
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