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the middle of summer, and may be taken at light, or in 

 the daytime at rest on fences and trees. 



Family TORTRICIM;. 

 Ctenopseustis obliquana (Plate XII., fig. 6). 

 This little moth is occasionally noticed at rest on garden 

 fences during the autumn. Its larva inhabits the interior 

 of the peach, feeding on the kernel, which appears to exactly 

 meet its requirements, the caterpillar being full-grown 

 as soon as it has completely devoured the nut. Before 

 assuming the pupa state this insect provides a ready means 

 of escape for the future moth by drilling a small hole 

 through the hard shell and pulp of the peach to the air ; 

 it also spins a slight cocoon inside the stone, the pupa 

 resting in the place formerly occupied by the kernel, in 

 which position it is often discovered. The only noticeable 

 mischief produced by this insect is delay in the ripening 

 of the fruit. In fact all the infected specimens which I 

 have seen were quite hard and green, whilst other fruit 

 from the same tree had reached complete perfection. 



Family 

 Endrosis fenestrella (Plate XII., fig. 7, /a larva, ?b pupa). 



This common species may be observed in almost any 

 house in New Zealand, and is often mistaken for the 

 dreaded " clothes moth" (Tinea tapezella), which it some- 

 what resembles in general appearance. Its larva (Fig. ?a) is 

 very destructive, feeding on dried peas, amongst which it 

 creates great havoc, drilling numerous holes through them 

 and spinning a large number together, in the centre of 

 which the caterpillar undergoes its change into a pupa 

 (Fig. 7b), from which the moth emerges in about a fort- 

 night's time. This insect should be destroyed whenever 

 seen, as there is no doubt that much loss will be caused by 

 its ravages in the future. It also infests bee-hives. 



