''Izatha'' is a genus of

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s of the family

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. They are commonly known as lichen tuft moths. This genus was first described by Francis Walker in 1864 and is

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. In 1915

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synonymised the genus ''Semiocosma'' with this genus.

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'' Meyrick, 1931 **'' Izatha haumu'' Hoare, 2010 **'' Izatha quinquejacula'' Hoare, 2010 **'' Izatha heroica'' Philpott, 1926 **'' Izatha hudsoni'' Dugdale, 1988 **'' Izatha huttonii'' (Butler, 1879) **'' Izatha peroneanella'' (Walker, 1864) **'' Izatha taingo'' Hoare, 2010 *''oleariae''-group **'' Izatha oleariae'' Dugdale, 1971 **'' Izatha spheniscella'' Hoare, 2010 **'' Izatha prasophyta'' (Meyrick, 1884) *''caustopa''-group **'' Izatha caustopa'' (Meyrick, 1892) **'' Izatha dasydisca'' Hoare, 2010 **'' Izatha manubriata'' Meyrick, 1923 *''convulsella''-group **'' Izatha convulsella'' (Walker, 1864) **'' Izatha gekkonella'' Hoare, 2010 **'' Izatha gibbsi'' Hoare, 2010 **'' Izatha minimira'' Hoare, 2010 **'' Izatha rigescens'' Meyrick, 1929 **'' Izatha phaeoptila'' (Meyrick, 1905)

References

Moth genera Moths of New Zealand Oecophorinae Endemic fauna of New Zealand Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) Endemic moths of New Zealand {{Oecophoridae-stub