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white line down the middle of the back, Generally with a small yellow spot, 
sometimes with a black centre, on each side on every segment. Sometimes 
with an irregular dash of black above each spiracle. A few scattered hairs 
on the back. Length, 1:5 inch. 
Feeds on Clematis and Aristotelia. Moth appears in September, and lays 
pale-green eggs. 
Hapzwa LrGNIFUREA, Walker. 
Caterpillar.—Brown, or olive-brown, variegated with blackish-brown ; 
under surface, pale olive-green ; a white or pinkish lateral line below the 
spiracles, and above it on the anterior part of each segment, an oblique black 
line sloping downwards and backwards. Head, brownish-olive, with 
scattered hairs. Legs and pro-legs, yellowish-olive. Smooth, with a few 
scattered pale hairs. Length, 11 inch. 
Chrysalis. — Smooth, round; light red, abdominal segments rather 
darker ; the anterior part ofeach segment brown, and with a band of shallow 
punctures. 
The caterpillar changes into a chrysalis in February, and the moth 
appears in January, February, and March. 
This species differs from H. mutans by always having a short, longitudi- 
nal, basal black stripe on the anterior wings. 
AwcnHMIS composira, Guenée. 
Caterpillar.—Reddish-pink, with fine longitudinal black bands ; under- 
surface, pink. Head and first segment, pale yellow marked with black ; legs, 
pale yellow ; pro-legs, yellow tipped with black; claspers, yellow. A few 
scattered yellowish hairs ; head, smooth. Length, 3 inch. 
Feeds on grass. The moth comes out from J anuary to March. 
Ninety-seven individuals of a small undescribed Ichneumon came out of 
a single caterpillar of this species. 
ASTHENA SUBPURPUREATA, Walker. 
Caterpillar.—Pale brown, longitudinally marked with darker; nearly 
smooth. A curved black mark, convex backwards, on the back, over the 
last pair of pro-legs. Length, 1:1 inch. 
Feeds on the manuka (Leptospermum ericoides). The moth appears in 
March. 
HYBERNIA BOREOPHILARIA, Guenée. 
Caterpillar.—Grey, marbled with brown; two pairs of white spots 
margined with black on the dorsal surfaee of each segment. A few 
scattered black hairs. Legs and pro-legs pale. Length, 1 inch. 
The moth is hatehed in April. 
LanENTIA sEMISIGNATA, Walker. 
Caterpillar.—Green, or yellowish-green ; smooth, with a few scattered 
yellow hairs. A narrow yellow ring round the base of each segment, 
Length, 1 inch. 
