drier, eastern side of these islands, and is also present in Stewart Island. Behaviour This species pupates in the soil. The adults of this species are on the wing from December to April. Biology and host species As a result of the previous confusion with P. tetronycha, as at 2017 there is currently no description of P. comma larva that does not also relate to P. tetronycha. The same is true for larval host species and rearing records, although P. comma larvae have been reared on Brassica oleracea. Conservation status P. comma may possibly be declining in population, likely caused by environmental changes. Hoare advocates for a reassessment of this species conservation status. References Proteuxoa Moths of New Zealand Moths described in 1856 Endemic fauna of New Zealand Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) Endemic moths of New Zealand