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Izatha
''Izatha'' is a genus of moths of the family Oecophoridae. They are commonly known as lichen tuft moths. This genus is endemic to New Zealand. Species *''attactella''-group: **''Izatha attactella'' Walker, 1864 **''Izatha blepharidota'' Hoare, 2010 **''Izatha voluptuosa'' Hoare, 2010 **''Izatha austera'' (Meyrick, 1883) **''Izatha psychra'' (Meyrick, 1883) *''mira''-group **''Izatha copiosella'' (Walker, 1864) **''Izatha walkerae'' Hoare, 2010 **''Izatha florida'' Philpott, 1927 **'' Izatha mira'' Philpott, 1913 *''apodoxa''-group **''Izatha notodoxa'' Hoare, 2010 **''Izatha katadiktya'' Hoare, 2010 **''Izatha apodoxa'' (Meyrick, 1888) **''Izatha acmonias'' Philpott, 1921 **''Izatha lignyarcha'' Hoare, 2010 **''Izatha picarella'' (Walker, 1864) *''balanophora''-group **''Izatha metadelta'' Meyrick, 1905 **''Izatha balanophora'' (Meyrick, 1897) **''Izatha churtoni'' Dugdale, 1988 **''Izatha dulcior'' Hoare, 2010 **''Izatha epiphanes'' (Meyrick, 1884) **''Izatha mesoschista'' Meyric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izatha Heroica
''Izatha heroica'' is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is widespread in the west part of the South Island. It has been collected in southern beech forests but larvae have been reared on dead kanuka or manuka bushes. Taxonomy This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1926 using a female specimen taken at Flora River, Mount Arthur in January. The holotype specimen is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection. Later that year Charles Edwin Clarke, thinking he was describing a new species, discussed and named the species ''Izatha toreuma''. Clarke used a male specimen obtained from Arthurs Pass in January. This specimen is held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. This name was synonymised by George Hudson in 1928. Description Philpott described the female of the species as follows: The wingspan is 23–29 mm for males and 27–32 mm for females. Adults have been recorded in January, February and early Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izatha Balanophora
''Izatha balanophora'' is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is widespread in the North Island. Larvae live off the dead bark of kānuka. The adult moths are on the wing during December to March. Taxonomy This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1897 using a specimen collected by George Hudson in Wellington and named ''Semiocosma balanophora''. The holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London. Alfred Philpott, thinking he was describing a new species, named the moth ''Izatha milligani'' in 1927. The holotype specimen Philpott used is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection. This name was synonymised by George Hudson in 1939. Description Meyrick described the species as follows: The wingspan is 19.5–27 mm for males and 23.5–31 mm for females. Pale specimens of ''I. balanophora'' can be confused with '' I. blepharidota'' however ''I. balanophora'' always has a wider an elongat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izatha Attactella
''Izatha attactella'' is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. This species is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand, where it is known from both the North and South Islands as far south as mid-Canterbury. Larvae of this species feed on the soft inner surface of the bark of dead trees and shrubs. Adults have been recorded from September to December. Taxonomy This species was first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1864 from specimens obtained by Colonel D. Bolton in Auckland and Mr Sinclair. The lectotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London. In 1888 Edward Meyrick, thinking he was describing a new species, named this moth ''Semiocosma platyptera''. The lectotype for this description was collected by George Hudson (entomologist), George Hudson in Wellington and is also held at the Natural History Museum, London. In 1915 Meyrick synonymised this name with ''I. attactella''. This synonymy was upheld by Robert R. J. Hoare, Robert J. B. Hoare i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izatha Mesoschista
''Izatha mesoschista'' is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Taxonomy This species was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931 using seven specimens collected by George Hudson in Wellington during the months of December and January. Hudson discussed and illustrated the species in his 1928 work ''The butterflies and moths of New Zealand'' under the name ''Izatha balanophora'' but later corrected his taxonomic error in 1939. Description The larva of this species has not been described. The adult moth has a wingspan of 15.5–21 mm for males and 17–25 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to February. The appearance of the adult moths of this species is variable and as a result it was originally confused with '' Izatha balanophora''. However it can be distinguished from this species as ''I. mesoschista'' has a bold black line in the middle of the disk on its forewings. This line also assists in distinguishing ''I. mesoschista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izatha Copiosella
''Izatha copiosella'' is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is found on the south-eastern parts of the North Island and throughout the South Island except the West Coast, New Zealand, West Coast. Larvae are found in dead wood and are likely to use kōwhai species as hosts. The adults are night fliers and are attracted to light. They are on the wing in January and February. Taxonomy This species was first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1864 using specimens obtained from T. R. Oxley at Nelson and named ''Gelechia copiosella''. The type specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London. Walker failed to recognise that this species fell within his newly described genus ''Izatha''. In 1928 George Hudson (entomologist), George Hudson misidentified and described the species now named ''Izatha voluptuosa'' as ''I. copiosella''. Hudson did however illustrate ''I. copiosella'' as well as the species now known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izatha Psychra
''Izatha psychra'' is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand. It is classified as Nationally Endangered by the Department of Conservation (New Zealand), Department of Conservation. In 2020 it was feared that this moth was extinct as a result of a fire at the Pukaki Scientific Reserve, the last known locality of this species. However a 2021 survey found ''I. psychra'' present in the small portion of the reserve that was not damaged by the fire. Taxonomy This species was first described by Edward Meyrick and named ''Aochleta psychra'' in 1884 using a male specimen collected by John Enys (naturalist), John Enys at Porters Pass. This Type (biology), type specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London. George Vernon Hudson repeated Meyricks description in his 1928 publication ''The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand''. In 1988 John S. Dugdale assigned ''Aochleta psychra'' to the genus ''Izatha''. Neither the larva nor the female ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izatha Hudsoni
''Izatha hudsoni'' is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is widespread throughout the North Island. Taxonomy This species was designated by John S. Dugdale in 1988. The species encapsulates the moth discussed by Edward Meyrick in 1916 and George Hudson in 1928 but not the species discussed by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. The holotype specimen is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection. Description The wingspan is 19–26 mm for males and 20–27.5 mm for females. This species appears visually similar to the white forms of '' I. peroneanella'' but ''I. hudsoni'' has translucent whitish hindwings whereas ''I. peroneanella'' has grey hindwings. Distribution This species is endemic to New Zealand. It can be found in Northland, Auckland, Coromandel, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Taupō, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay and Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izatha Voluptuosa
''Izatha voluptuosa'' is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand. This species is classified as "Not Threatened" by the Department of Conservation (New Zealand), Department of Conservation. Taxonomy and etymology This species was described by Robert J. B. Hoare in 2010. ''I. voluptuosa'' was first collected by George Hudson (entomologist), George Hudson at Ohakune in January 1912. However the species was misidentified. Hudson illustrated the species in his 1928 book ''The butterflies & moths of New Zealand''. The holotype specimen is held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. This species is Monophyly, monophyletic, similar to other members of the ''Izatha'' genus such as ''Izatha attactella, I. attactella'' and ''Izatha blepharidota, I. blepharidota''. The epithet is obtained from the Latin word ''voluptuosus'' and refers to the large size and broad wings of the female of this species. Description The larvae of ''I. voluptuose'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izatha Austera
''Izatha austera'' is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand. The Larva, larvae of this species feed on dead wood by tunnelling into branches of its host species. The larvae matures from September and is on the wing in the months of December to January. The adult moth is variable in colouration but is seldom observed. Taxonomy ''I. austera'' was first described, as ''Semiocosma austera'', by Edward Meyrick in 1883, in brief, and again in greater detail in 1884. Meyrick used two specimens collected in the Wellington Botanic Garden, Botanic Garden and forest in Wellington in January. The Type (biology), lectotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London. George Hudson (entomologist), George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in 1928. Description Hudson described the larvae as follows: Meyrick described the adults of the species as follows: The wingspan is 13–19 mm for males and 16.5–25 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izatha Huttonii
''Izatha huttonii'' is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is known from the Wellington district of the North Island, the South Island, and Stewart Island. Although similar in appearance to related species ''I. huttonii'' can be distinguished as it has a distinctive M-shaped mark on its forewings. The larvae feed on the dead wood of makomako and karamu. Adult moths have been collected from October to March. Taxonomy This species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879 using a female specimen obtained in Otago by Frederick Hutton and named ''Oecophora huttonii''. In 1888 ''I. huttonii'' was synonymised by Edward Meyrick with ''Izatha peroneanella''. However 2014 Robert J. B. Hoare removed ''I. huttonii'' from synonymy with ''I. peroneanella'' and reinstated it as a species. The holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London The Natural History Museum in London is a museum that exhibits a vast range of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izatha Apodoxa
''Izatha apodoxa'' is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is known from scattered localities in the southern North Island. This species is variable in appearance and comes in two forms, a grey form and a black and white form. In the grey form it is very similar in appearance to Izatha notodoxa, ''I. notodoxa'' and in the black and white form to Izatha katadiktya, ''I. katadiktya''. At present the Larva, larvae and biology of this species is unknown. Taxonomy Edward Meyrick first described this species in 1888 using specimens obtained by A. Purdie and George Hudson (entomologist), George Hudson in Wellington. Meyrick named the species ''Semiocosma apodoxa''. George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species under its current name of ''I. apodoxa'' in 1928. The lectotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London. Description Meyrick described the species as follows: The wingspan is 20.5–26.5 mm for males and about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izatha Walkerae
''Izatha walkerae'' is a lichen tuft moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is classified as "Data Deficient" by the Department of Conservation. Taxonomy and etymology This species was described by Robert J. B. Hoare in 2010. Prior to its formal description this species was referred to as ''Izatha'' sp. "whorled antennae". The species is named in honour of Annette Walker, who captured the holotype. The holotype specimen is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection. Description The wingspan is 18–20 mm for males. The female has yet to be described. This species is very similar in appearance to '' I. copiosella'' but ''I. walkerae'' can be distinguished by its whorls of long dark sensilla on its antennae as well as its distinctive genitalia. Distribution This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is known from the north-eastern South Island. Specimens have been collected at Port Underwood Road approximately 4 km south of Curious C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
