Tingena chloritis

Meyrick originally described the species as follows:

Fore wings whitish-yellowish, base of costa and a dot beneath fold black, an oblique anterior fascia reaching fold, a bar from anal angle, and a posterior transverse line obscurely grey; hind wings grey. Meyrick went into more detail in 1884 and described the species as follows:

Male. — 15 mm. Head whitish-ochreous yellow. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint externally mixed with dark fuscous. Antennae ochreous-whitish, obscurely annulated with dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, posterior margin whitish-yellowish. Abdomen whitish-grey. Legs dark fuscous, posterior tibiae and apex of all joints whitish-yellowish. Forewings moderate, costa moderately arched, apex pointed, hindmargin very oblique, slightly rounded; pale dull whitish-yellowish; base of costa suffusedly dark fuscous; a very oblique indistinct grey streak from near costa at 1⁄4 to middle of fold; a blackish dot below fold a little before extremity of this streak; a cloudy dark grey transverse mark on anal angle; a faint greyish posterior suffusion, obscurely indicating a transverse line very near handmargin : cilia pale dull whitish-yellowish, with several rows of dark grey points, most distinct towards tips. …

This species is endemic to New Zealand. Other than the type locality of Lake Wakatipu this species has also been found in the Cass Basin, in Canterbury, .

The adults of this species are on the wing in November and E. G. White regarded this species as a "light flyer". This species is attracted to light. The larvae of this species are leaf litter feeders.

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