146 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALASIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, XIX., 



Gerald ton, Perth, York, and Albany, West Australia; in June, 

 and from August to March, common everywhere and often 

 abundant. Occurs also throughout New Zealand and the rest 

 of the globe, probably wherever man has introduced cabbages 

 and turnips, on the leaves of which the larva feeds principally, 

 though it will also eat other Cruciferce. Probably Europe is its 

 original home. 



285, P. sera Meyr. 



{Plutella sera Mej^r., Trans. N. Zeal. Inst. 1885, 178.) 

 Rosewood and Brisbane, Queensland; Sydney, New South 

 Wales; Melbourne, Victoria; Geraldton, West Australia; from 

 July to March, not uncommon. Also occurs freely in the North 

 Island of New Zealand and in Ceylon. I am not acquainted 

 with the larva, but it seems likely that, like the preceding, it is 

 attached to some garden plant, and the insect is artificially 

 introduced. 



