Pyrgotis is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae. This genus was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1881. In 1971 John S. Dugdale redescribed this genus. The type species of this genus is Conchylis plagiatan Walker, 1863, by subsequent designation. All species in this genus, apart from Pyrgotis siderantha which is found in Sri Lanka, are endemic to New Zealand. There are two undescribed species the specimens of which are held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.
Species Pyrgotis arcuata (Philpott, 1915) Pyrgotis calligypsa (Meyrick, 1926) Pyrgotis chrysomela (Meyrick, 1914) Pyrgotis consentiens Philpott, 1916 Pyrgotis eudorana Meyrick, 1885 Pyrgotis humilis Philpott, 1930 Pyrgotis plagiatana (Walker, 1863) Pyrgotis plinthoglypta Meyrick, 1892 Pyrgotis pyramidias Meyrick, 1901 Pyrgotis siderantha (Meyrick, 1905) Pyrgotis transfixa (Meyrick, 1924) Pyrgotis zygiana Meyrick, 1882
See also List of Tortricidae genera
References
, 2005, World Catalogue of Insects 5.