New Zealand Moths and Butterflies (Macro-Lepidoptera)Hudson, G. V. (George Vernon)
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New Zealand Moths and Butterflies (Macro-Lepidoptera)
Hudson, G. V. (George Vernon)
Lepidoptera -- New Zealand
(_Agrotis admirationis_, Gn. (nec Meyrick), Ent. Mo. Mag. v. 38.)
(Plate V., fig. 37.)
This species has been taken at Christchurch.
The expansion of the wings is 1-3/8 inches. The fore-wings are dull grey;
there are two minute black marks on the costa near the base, a slender
interrupted transverse line at about one-third, _the orbicular, reniform,
and claviform spots are very large and conspicuous, surrounded by a dark
grey shading_; there is a series of black dots on the termen. The
hind-wings are pale grey. The cilia of all the wings are also pale grey.
Described and figured from a specimen in Mr. Fereday's collection. I am
assured by Mr. Fereday that the above-described insect is the true _Agrotis
admirationis_ of Guenée, described from an identical specimen which he
forwarded to Guenée. The following species, which is regarded by Mr.
Meyrick as _Agrotis admirationis_, Gn. (see Trans. N. Z. Inst. xix. 33), is
therefore renamed as below.
AGROTIS INNOMINATA, n. sp.
(_Agrotis admirationis_, Meyr. (nec Guenée), Trans. N. Z. Inst. xix. 33.)
(Plate V., fig. 39 [M].)
Two specimens of this species have been taken at Wellington.
The expansion of the wings is 1-3/8 inches. The fore-wings are pale
pinkish-yellow; there is a slender black longitudinal streak on the costa
at the base, _a broad black longitudinal streak at the base near the
middle, and another a little beyond the base above the middle, containing
the orbicular and reniform stigmata, these are sharply outlined in
pinkish-yellow_; there are several rather indistinct black streaks
between the veins, and a series of terminal black dots; the cilia are
dull pinkish-yellow. The hind-wings are dull white; there is a series of
brownish terminal dots, and the veins are marked in brown; _the cilia are
shining white_. The head and thorax are pinkish-brown; the latter has two
transverse black lines near the head, and two longitudinal black streaks
on each side. The abdomen is dull white tipped with pale brown.
One specimen of this insect is considerably tinged with very pale
olive-green instead of pink, but it is otherwise identical. As the
available material is so extremely limited, I am unable to say which is the
typical form.
The perfect insect appears in December. I am indebted to Messrs. J. H.
Lewis and W. R. Morris for my specimens.
AGROTIS SERICEA, Butl.
(_Chersotis sericea_, Butl., Cist. Ent. ii. 490. _C. inconspicua_, ib.
545. _Agrotis sericea_, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. xix. 33. _A.
inconspicua_, ib. 34. _Agrotis sericea_, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. xx.
46.)
(Plate V., fig. 38 [F].)
This species has occurred in the South Island at Christchurch, Rakaia, and
Ashburton.
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