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edge of basal patch strongly angulated above middle, beneath connected 
with a spot on inner margin before middle; central fascia from before 
middle of costa to inner margin at 3, narrow above, strongly dilated on 
lower half, margins very irregular; a triangular patch on costa about 2 ; a 
small spot before middle of hindmargin (sometimes conspicuously darker) : 
cilia ochreous or ochreous-fuscous, with a darker basal line. Hindwings 
whitish-grey or almost whitish, more or less spotted with darker grey, 
towards apex sometimes ochreous-tinged ; cilia grey-whitish or ochreous- 
whitish, with two darker lines. 
Var. a. Forewings with a small round whitish or whitish-ochreous spot 
in dise between basal patch and central fascia. 
A very variable species, but always characterized by extreme indefinite- 
ness of marking, and broader-winged than the following. The var. a 
(described by Walker as distinct under the name of biguttana) I also sup- 
posed at first to be a good species, but have since seen transitional forms, 
which leave little doubt that it is merely a varietal development. The 
purple variety is also very striking and handsome. 
Larva rather. stout, cylindrical, somewhat tapering behind, with scat- 
tered short whitish hairs; whitish-green, spots hardly darker; dorsal very 
distinct, slender, dark green; head very pale greenish-ochreous. Feeds 
between joined leaves of Panaw arboreum (Araliacea) in April; pupa free in 
same position. This larva produced a specimen of the purple variety in 
June (indoors). The larva is certainly not confined to this food-plant, and 
is probably more or less polyphagous. 
Common at Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, and Dunedin, 
and probably generally, from January to May, and even in July. 
16. Cac. enoplana, n. sp. 
Media, alis ant. dilute fuscis, costa, linea antica transversa, fascia 
obliqua lata superius coarctata, trianguloque coste saturate fuscis; post. 
albidis. 
Male.—90 mm. Head, antenne, thorax, abdomen, and legs whitish- 
brown; (palpi broken); anterior and middle tibiæ and tarsi suffused wit 
dark fuscous except at apex of joints. Forewings moderate, posteriorly 
dilated, costa moderately arched, hindmargin sinuate, hardly oblique ; light 
dull brown ; costal edge and fold dark fuscous ; outer edge of basal patch 
indicated by an irregular dark fuscous line from } of costa to j of inner 
margin ; central fascia dark fuscous towards costa, towards inner margin 
` hardly darker than ground-colour, but margined by dark fuscous lines, 
running from before middle of costa to before anal angle, very narrow on 
costa, gradually dilating to middle, very broad on lower half, margins rather 
irregular ; a flattened-triangular dark fuscous spot on costa about : cilia 
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