Pyrgotis chrysomela is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]
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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. chrysomela
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| Pyrgotis chrysomela | |
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The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are deep fulvous (tawny) orange. The hindwings are grey.[3] The type specimen of this species was collected by George Hudson in January at Kaeo and held at the Natural History Museum, London.[3][4]
References edit
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- ^ "Pyrogotis species". www.tortricidae.com. tortricid.net. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Pyrgotis chrysomela (Meyrick, 1914)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- ^ a b Meyrick, Edward (1913). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 46: 101–118 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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- ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14 (published 23 Sep 1988): 127. ISBN 0-477-02518-8. ISSN 0111-5383 – via Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.
