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ond very obscure patch on the costa at about two-fifths and a 
third slightly beyond the middle; two blackish-brown spots are 
situated in the disc before the middle; the costa is often more 
or less clouded with dull red and the basal area with dull 
purplish-grey; there is a very large patch of the pale ground 
colour in the middle of the wing; an irregular triangular patch 
of purplish-grey with its apex touching the tornus bounded by 
white-edged blackish lines; a paler terminal patch. The hind- 
wings are dull grey. 
This species varies considerably in the intensity of the 
markings, which are often very indistinct. Occasionally 
the pale ground colour is predominant. 
The perfect insect appears in December and January, 
and frequents forest. It is evidently a very local species 
and owing to its inconspicuous appearance is no doubt 
often overlooked. 
TRACHYPHPLA IMPORTUNA. 
(Trachypepla importuna, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xlvi., 108.) 
This very obscure species apparently differs from T’. 
vinaria in the shorter antennal ciliations of the male and 
absence of distinct purplish-tinge in the darker markings. 
T am unable to identify it with certainty. 
TRACHYPEPLA PHOTINELLA. 
(Eulechria photinella, Meyr., Proce. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 1882, 541, 
Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvi., 9; Trachypepla photinella ib. 1., 134.) 
(Pilate Pu Vilse ie asia) 
This very obscure species has occurred at Wellington, 
Wainuiomata and D’Urville Island. 
The expansion of the wings is about ? inch. The fore-wings 
are elongate-ovate with the termen rounded and very oblique, 
rather dull white with indefinite dull purplish-grey and brown- 
ish-grey markings; there is an elongate patch on the costa at the 
base; two discal spots at 4 and 3; a triangular patch of brown- 
ish-grey scales on the middle of the dorsum; the whole of the 
apical area is irregularly sprinkled with dull purplish-grey and 
there is a strongly curved fine blackish sub-terminal line. The 
hind-wings are pale brownish-ochreous, heavily sprinkled with 
darker brown scales. The cilia of all the wings are pale brown- 
ish-ochreous mixed with darker. 
The perfect insect appears in January, and is found 
in forests. 
TRACHYPEPLA INDOLESCENS. 
(Trachypepla indolescens, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., lvii., 700.) 
(Plate L., fig. 14 @.) 
A single specimen of this species has occurred at 
Karori. 
The expansion of the wings is almost 3 inch. The fore- 
wings, which have the costa gently arched and the termen very 
obliquely rounded, are white with dull brown markings; a suf- 
fused basal patch; two very distinct spots in disc at 4, one on 
fold, the other immediately above fold; two suffused brownish 
patches on costa and dorsum, meeting near middle, leaving a 
curved white transverse band between these and the basal patch; 
a conspicuous discal spot beyond middle, followed by a doubly- 
curved transverse band from costa at ? to tornus; a series of 
brown dots along outer third of costa and on termen. The hind- 
TINEIDAE. 
wings are pale brownish-grey. All the cilia are pale brownish- 
grey with a faint dusky line. 
The perfect insect appears in February, and frequents 
serub. 
TRACHYPEPLA LICHENODES. 
(Trachypepla lichenodes, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvi., 20; ibid., 
xliii., 66.) 
(Plate XXXI., figs. 25, 26 @ varieties.) 
This variable species has occurred at Wellington, Nel- 
son, Castle Hill, Bealey River and Otira River. 
The expansion of the wings is slightly over 4 inch. The 
fore-wings are moderately broad; very dark purplish-brown more 
or less speckled with black and mottled with yellow; there are 
two small patches of orange-yellow at the base; a yellow patch 
on the costa at about 4 and a larger patch on the dorsum before 
the tornus; a small patch on the costa at #; a broad yellow sub- 
terminal band joining the tornal patch; the edges of all the 
yellow markings are usually speckled with black; the cilia are 
black with a broad yellow bar below the apex. The hind-wings 
and cilia are blackish-grey. The head, palpi dnd collar are 
yellow. 
There is great variation in the extent and depth of 
the yellow markings which sometimes extend over the major 
portion of the fore-wings, and in such specimens the usual 
dark discal spots are very clearly visible. 
The perfect insect appears in December and January, 
and frequents forest, but is not generally common. Its 
colouring imitates black and yellow lichens and is highly 
protective in consequence. 
TRACHYPEPLA ANASTRELLA. 
(Trachypepla anastrella, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., xvi., 19.) 
(Plate XXXI., fig. 12 @.) 
This very obscurely-marked species has occurred at 
Raurimu, Ohakune, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, 
Otira River, Dunedin and Invereargill. It is probably 
common and generally distributed throughout the country. 
The expansion of the wings is slightly under 2 inch. The 
fore-wings are rather dull pinkish-brown with indistinct darker 
brown markings; there is a short oblique transverse band at the 
base; a second broader band on the costa at about 4 ending in 
two dark reddish-brown spots near the fold; a third fainter band 
at about 4% joining a large indistinct patch on the termen and tra- 
versing a reddish-brown discal spot; a fourth very obscure band 
is situated near the apex. The hind-wings are greyish-brown, 
darker near the apex and termen. 
In some specimens the spaces between the three basal 
bands are more or less clouded with dull whitish-ochreous, 
thus causing the dark markings to vary considerably in 
distinctness. 
The perfect insect appears from November till March. 
It is common amongst scrubby forest, but owing to its 
extremely inconspicuous appearance is no doubt often over- 
looked. It occasionally flies freely in hot sunshine. 
TRACHYPEPLA EUMENOPA. 
(Trachypepla eumenopa, Meyr., Trans. N.Z. Inst., lvi., 416.) 
(Plate XXX., fig. 6.) 
This very richly-coloured little species has occurred 
amongst tree ferns at Wainuiomata, near Wellington, 
