(_Eupithecia indicataria_, Walk. 1708. _Pasiphila indicataria_, Meyr.,
Trans. N. Z. Inst. xx. 52.)
(Plate VI., fig. 17 [M], 17A [F].)
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 7/8 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.)