A pretty little sea-green moth (geometra) found in
South Africa, but very rarely met with in Teneriffe. It
was netted in a rough place among cactus-plants in
April at dusk, about 500 feet above the sea level. It
measures about one inch in expanse; the fore-wings and
upper part of the body are of a beautiful bright sea-green
colour when first netted, but the insect quickly
fades. The hind-wings are paler green, and all four
wings are fringed with white. The antennæ are short
and slightly feathered.
This moth had not figured in any collection of
Teneriffe moths as far as the author could ascertain.
No observations have been made on the larvæ and pupæ.