Harmologa reticularis

Philpott described this species as follows:

♂. 16+1⁄2—17+1⁄2 mm. Head greyish-fuscous. Palpi dark brownish-ochreous. Antennae fuscous ringed with whitish, ciliations 1+1⁄4. Thorax fuscous mixed with orange and white. Abdomen fuscous-grey. Forewings rather elongate, costa moderately arched, apex rounded, termen obliquely rounded; pale orange; some irregular leaden-coloured markings within basal patch; first fascia narrow, outwardly oblique, bifid from middle to dorsum, white; median fascia narrow, outwardly oblique, irregular, costal portion white and the lower half breaking up into a network of leaden-coloured fasciae; a narrow fascia from 3⁄4 costa, bifid from middle, anterior limb to 3⁄4 dorsum and posterior limb to tornus, white, leaden-coloured beneath costa and on anterior limb; a white dot, margined beneath with leaden colour, on costa between this fascia and the preceding one; a narrow white subterminal striga, touching termen before tornus : cilia grey mixed with white, tips yellowish. Hindwings greyish-fuscous : cilia greyish-white with darker basal line. Philpott states that this species is distinctive in colouration and markups. He also points out that one specimen was almost wholly leaden coloured.

This species is endemic to New Zealand. It has been observed in Southland and also at Ben Lomond in Otago.