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Quite compact. Forewing length approx 12mm.

At Pukorokoro Shorebird Centre. Forewing length approx 14mm.

Found in the house during the day.

Main: Mountain Neinei Dracophyllum traversii?
Small hand-held specimen Neinei Dracophyllum latifolium instead?

Caterpillar stretched out across a manuka tree branch approx 40mm long. Green lichen camo type markings.

Drawn to light.

When I was chasing it around I thought Dichromodes, but looking at it maybe Paranotoreas?

seems like a perfect fit to the larger moths photo

Beautiful moths! Two present; attracted to light.

several

Drawn to 10W UV LED light at Moturau Hut on the Kepler Track. Several of these extraordinary moths seen, only one captured to photograph.

Single specimen caught in light trap

On Dracophyllum traversii leaf at night.

Heath trap, 9w actinic, run over 2 cold nights. Quite small, quite orange.

Quite taken with these. One of those moths where if you change your angle of view slightly you get totally different colours and scale reflections from the moth. Crisp evening on the beach

Insignis/skelloni/scutata... A look at what's floating around the yard. Drawn to UV.

in wētā roost beside this tree. Thanks to Helen Peek and Chris Mercer for spotting.

Recently named species. 2nd individual, probably many more.

Small moth shaken from a Kanuka tree.

It was quite a surprise to suddenly come across one of these! Like last time, it was sitting out in the open, during the day, in some low kiokio.

One male to u.v. light, 25-26 June 2023.

Flying towards dusk.

exciting new moth! After much staring this might be it although there's a slight problem in that Hudson watercolour and type photo are purple...

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Early emerging unnamed 'Jade' pug. Larvae associated with Brachyglottis kirkii flowers. Quite common at the light trap.

Puahanui January survey

Titirangi Village, Auckland.

In cave entrance.

Found resting on plant at night.

Caught during the day - beautiful markings.

Disturbed from trackside vegetation in the afternoon.

Two nights, three days in the Fox Range. Camping at around 1,650 metres a.s.l.

caught in a Heath trap

Disturbed from seepage vegetation during the day.

Larva on Carmichaelia australis, 1 Oct 2020, emerged 8 November.

At night on bark of a half dead tree of Pseudopanax infested with the cerambycid beetle Tetrorea cilipes. (Photo not in situ.)

Netted flying over wetland vegetation (sphagnum moss, etc.) during the day. Only one specimen seen.

In wetland

Numerous moth suicides in brightly-lit bathroom of alpine hut at about 1700m

rested with wings up

Attracted to light (40W Actinic & compact fluorescent)

Attracted to light (40W Actinic & compact fluorescent)

Asterivora tritis
Holotype
Collected: 16 January 1930
Collected by: A. Philpott

Central North Island form.
Attracted to light, 40w Actinic. 3-4 February 2020.

Attracted to light, 40w Actinic (Heath Trap). 5-6 February 2020.

Attracted to light, 40w Actinic (Heath Trap). 5-6 February 2020.

Attracted to light, 40w Actinic (Heath Trap). 6-7 February 2020.

Attracted to light, 40w Actinic (Heath Trap). 6-7 February 2020.

2nd of three specimens.
Attracted to light, 40w Actinic (Heath Trap). 6-7 February 2020.

Attracted to light, 40w Actinic (Heath Trap). 6-7 February 2020.

Caught in light trap.

Very large moth under a beech/matai canopy.

Caught flying through forest understorey during the day.

Caught in light trap.

Caught in light trap. A. adonis?

Caught in light trap.