Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand . appearing mainlygreen, others almost red. The sides were dull green, ornamented withoblique stripes, which varied in the different specimens from dark brick-red to pink. The hairs showed prominently, being long and numerous. Pupa.—The pupa was about 6 mm. in length, and stout for its head and thorax were pale green, the abdominal segments double pink line dorsally. According to my observations, no trace ofthe wing-markings showed through before emergence. Chrysophanus sallustius. Although common throughout the South Isla
Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand . appearing mainlygreen, others almost red. The sides were dull green, ornamented withoblique stripes, which varied in the different specimens from dark brick-red to pink. The hairs showed prominently, being long and numerous. Pupa.—The pupa was about 6 mm. in length, and stout for its head and thorax were pale green, the abdominal segments double pink line dorsally. According to my observations, no trace ofthe wing-markings showed through before emergence. Chrysophanus sallustius. Although common throughout the South Island, this butterfly doesnot appear to be as variable here as in the North Island. The firstspecimens are in flight here early in November, the last at the end ofApril. When collecting near the Upper Hutt with Mr. H. Simmonds he tooka single larva of this species when beating Coprosnta for Coleoptera, andthis larva he kindly handed over to me. It was about 12 mm. long, slug-like, bright green, with a crimson streak down the back. The caterpillar. Pupa of Chrysophanus sallustius after Emergence, x 2. pupated in a half-curled leaf almost immediately. The pupa was palegreen with a paler line down the back, and was 10 mm. in length, andstout for its length. Argyrophenga antipodum. * This butterfly seems to be confined to the South Island, frequentingonly the tussock country. Mr. Hudson, in his New Zealand Moths andButterflies, gives a description of the larva and pupa. In February, 1911, when collecting near Fairlie, I was fortunate enoughto secure a single fully fed larva of this species. It remained in thecollecting-box for three days before I had time to further examine it,and I then found that in the interval it had changed to the days later the butterfly emerged. The caterpillar, in shape, colour-ing, and markings, closely resembled the chrysalis. Pupa.—Length, just f in., but, being late in the season, this specimenwas probably undersized ; broad for its len
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