Ichneutica pelanodes

Meyrick described the species as follows:

♂ 36mm. Head, thorax pale moss-green mixed whitish and sprinkled black, a black transverse bar on collar, thoracic crests suffused deep red-brown. Palpi dark grey, mixed deep reddish. Antennae bipectinated to ¾ (about 2). Forewings somewhat elongate triangular, termen rather obliquely curved, hardly waved; grey irrorated white and black and irregularly mixed dull green, edges of markings partially roughened; dorsal edge mixed red-brown; subbasal line partially edged black, a green spot following this beneath cell; first line nearly straight, partially edged black; orbicular subquadrate, laterally edged white and then black, reniform subquadrate, formed by a green bar between two black ones followed by a white blotch edged black posteriorly, beyond this a reddish-brown space, space between them tinged reddish-brown, claviform represented by a rounded reddish-grey spot edged posteriorly white and then black, four white dots on costa beyond middle surrounded black; second line formed by a contorted grey streak irrorated white, edged anteriorly by some blackish scales; subterminal slender, whitish, shortly angled towards costa and shortly bidentate beneath middle, in disc edged anteriorly green suffusion mixed black towards middle, on dorsal third suffused pale rosy-brown and preceded by a subcrescentic dark fuscous blotch, posteriorly edg …

It is endemic to New Zealand. It is found in scattered locations in the North, South and Stewart Islands. In the North Island it can be found from Northland to Taupō and in the South Island from Fiordland and Otago Lakes. It has only been collected at Mason Bay at Stewart Island.

This species is attracted to sugar traps. Adult I. pelanodes are also attracted to light and are on the wing from October to February.

The life history of this species is unknown as are the host species of its larvae.

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