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Pyrgotis consentiens

Pyrgotis consentiens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Pyrgotis
Species: P. consentiens
Binomial name
Pyrgotis consentiens
Philpott, 1916

Pyrgotis consentiens is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. The holotype specimen of P. consentiens is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection (NZAC). Specimens of this species have also been collected on Stewart Island as well as in the Hunter Mountains.

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. The forewings are purplish red. The hindwings are fuscous.



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