About Pseudocoremia lupinata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
The scientific name of this species is Pseudocoremia lupinata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875). D. E. Gaskin described the egg of this species as oval in shape, pale green when first laid, and covered in hexagonal depressions. Gaskin also described this species' larval stage: newly emerged caterpillars are yellow, while fully grown larvae reach approximately one and a quarter inches in length. Fully grown larvae are a dark, rather dull yellow with brownish mottling, darker brown markings, a number of green markings on the back and sides, and a few short black hairs. George Hudson described the adult moth of Pseudocoremia lupinata: adult wingspan measures between 1+1⁄4 and 1+3⁄8 inches. Forewings are pale dull pinkish-brown, with three short oblique dark brown stripes on the costa that angle sharply toward the termen. The first of these stripes is distinctly double, while the second and third are partially double. There is an indistinct brown mark just below the apex, several slender faint streaks along the veins near the center of the wing, and very distinct brown shading on the dorsum. The hindwings are a very pale ochreous. In female adults, the sub-apical marking is darker, and both the forewings and hindwings are more or less sprinkled with brown. This species is endemic to New Zealand, found in both the North and South Islands, ranging from Auckland to Invercargill. It inhabits native forest, including Kānuka scrubland.
