Izatha churtoni
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| Izatha churtoni | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Izatha |
| Species: | I. churtoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Izatha churtoni Dugdale, 1988
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Izatha churtoni is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is widespread in the North Island.[1] The wingspan is 18–31.5 mm for males and 24.5–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to February. Larvae have been recorded in dead branches of Coriaria arborea. One specimen was reared from a larva in dead Fuchsia excorticata. Further rearing records are from dead wood of Alnus rubra, Quercus species and Pittosporum tenuifolium.
References
- ↑ "Fauna of New Zealand - Izatha (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Oecophoridae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
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