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S. ustimacula. 



Rare. A few examples taken in October and November. 

 West Plains. 



S. feredayi. 



Rare. I have taken the moth in February at West 

 Plains, and in April at Rimu. 



S. trivirgata. 



I found this moth fairly common at Mount Linton in 

 December. Mr. Howes has specimens from Waipori. 



5. colpota. 



I have one specimen, taken at West Plains in December. 



S. chlamydota. 



Rare. January to March. West Plains. 



Crambus flexuosellus. 



Extremely abundant during spring and summer. Gene- 

 rally distributed. 



Crambus siriellus. 



I found this moth fairly common at Seaward Moss in 

 January. 



Diptycophora lepidella. 



Fairly common from December to February. West Plains. 



D. helioctypa. 



I found this moth common at New River in December, 

 and also plentiful at Seaward Moss in January and February. 



D. auriscriptella. 



A few examples were taken at Seaward Moss in January. 



Musotima nitidalis. 



Common amongst ferns and low herbage from November 

 to February. West Plains. 



Cryptomina acerella. 



Not common. November and January. West Plains. 



Tortrix leucaniana. 



A few specimens in January and February, in swampy 

 situations. West Plains. 



Adoxophyes conditana. 



Fairly common. December to March. West Plains. 



Pyrgotis plagiatana. 



Occurs all the year round, and is very abundant in the 

 spring and summer. I have taken the larvae in company 

 ■with obliqua?ia feeding on plum-leaves. West Plains. 



Dipterina jactatana. 



Fairly common in January and February. West Plains. 



