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Allied to the Australian T. glaphyrana, Meyr., but not to be confused with any other New Zealand species.
Taken abundantly at Hamilton amongst long grass on the skirts of the forest, in January.
21. Tort. leucaniana, Walk.
(Conchylis leucaniana, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat., 370, (Tortrix) Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 1881, 517; Gelechia intactella, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat., 652; Teras pauculana, ibid., Suppl., 1781.)
Minor, alis ant. dilute ochreis, squamis paucis conspersis punctoque disci nigris, sæpius striga disci brevi longitudinali grisea; post. albis.
Male, female.—14–18 mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous; palpi moderate. Forewings moderate, in female more elongate and narrower, costa moderately arched, hindmargin slightly sinuate, oblique, in female more oblique; pale ochreous, sometimes deeper in female, often rather darker between the veins posteriorly; some irregularly scattered blackish scales; generally a rather more conspicuous black dot in disc beyond middle, usually preceded by a short longitudinal cloudy greyish streak above middle: cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings white, posteriorly sometimes faintly greyish; cilia white.
Allied to the preceding, which it resembles in form of wing, but entirely devoid of the usual transverse markings.
Very common and widely distributed, occurring in grassy places at Auckland, Hamilton, Cambridge, Wellington, Nelson, and Christchurch, in January, February, September, and October.
22. Tort. aërodana, Meyr.
(Tortrix aërodana, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 1881, 520.)
Parva, alis ant. griseis, albido nigroque conspersis, M. interdum fascia angusta obliqua maculaque costæ ochreis; post. M. saturate griseis, F. albidis.
Male—10–11 mm.; female—14–14½ mm. Head and thorax grey; palpi moderate. Forewings narrow, costa moderately arched, hindmargin slightly rounded, very oblique; rather dark grey, irrorated with grey-whitish, and with scattered blackish scales, in female paler; in male sometimes a distinct slender ochreous fascia from before middle of costa to before anal angle, and an ochreous costal spot, but these are often imperceptible: cilia grey-whitish, darker towards base. Hindwings in male dark grey, in female whitish, posteriorly whitish-grey; cilia in male grey, in female whitish, with a darker basal line.
Immediately known by its small size, grey colouring, and narrow wings.
Eight specimens taken amongst heathy scrub at Hamilton in January.