TORTRICIDAE: Tortricinae ⁵

Pyrgotis plinthoglypta (Meyrick, 1892). Endemic. Local.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ⁶

It is on the wing in native forest from October through to the end of summer. It is attracted to artificial light in reasonable numbers but can also be disturbed by day.

Life history ⁶

The light green larvae feed in spinnings on foliage of Dacrydium cupressinum (Rimu). Pupation is in a cocoon amongst the foliage.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Greg Holwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Holwell
2. (c) James Tweed, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James Tweed
3. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pyrgotis_plinthoglypta_Fig._4_Plate_XXVI_(cropped).jpg
4. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Steer
5. Adapted by Tony Steer from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrgotis_plinthoglypta
6. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Tortricid.net

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