This rather dull-looking species has occurred at Napier and Wellington in the North Island, and at Nelson in the South Island.
The expansion of the wings is ⅞ inch. The fore-wings of the male are dull greenish-grey; there is an oblique, black-edged, reddish, transverse band at about one-third, and another very irregular band near the termen; between and beyond these bands there are numerous irregular, broken, reddish and blackish transverse lines; there is a rust-red patch on the termen below the apex. The cilia are grey barred with brown. The hind-wings are dull grey with several faint, jagged, transverse lines; the termen is rather irregular. The female is much browner than the male, and the lines are more numerous and distinct, especially on the hind-wings. The antennæ are simple in both sexes.
The perfect insect appears from October till March, and is fairly common in wooded localities. It is sometimes attracted by light.
CHLOROCLYSTIS INDUCTATA, Walk.
(Coremia inductata, Walk. 1322. Scotosia subitata, ib. 1362. Pasiphila inductata, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. xx. 53.)
"This is a distinct species; but I have only seen the British Museum specimens, and am unable to say to which section it belongs, or to give a proper description. The termen of the fore-wings is more bent, and the hind-wings are narrower than in any other species; ground colour light reddish, with the margins of the median band formed by distinct black lines."—(Meyrick.)
I am unacquainted with this insect.
CHLOROCLYSTIS MACULATA, n. sp.
(Plate [VI]., fig. 18.)
This interesting species was discovered at Wellington by Mr. W. P. Cohen.