Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Pyrgotis | |
Pyrgotis eudorana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic in New Zealand.
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are purplish ochreous, strigulated (finely streaked) with greyish purple. The hindwings are yellow whitish, but more yellowish towards the apex and somewhat spotted with pale grey towards the inner margin.
P. eudorana larvae feed exclusively on Muehlenbeckia australis.
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