Izatha Explained

Izatha is a genus of moths of the family Oecophoridae.^[1] They are commonly known as lichen tuft moths.^[2] This genus is endemic to New Zealand.^[3]

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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Izatha Walker, 1864. www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 2018-03-30.
2. Hoare. R. J. B.. 2010. Izatha (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Oecophoridae). Fauna of New Zealand. 65. 1–201. 2018-03-30. 2019-01-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20190126231917/https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/26296/FNZ65Izathaweb.pdf. dead.
3. Web site: Lichen Tuft Moths (Genus Izatha). iNaturalist.org. en. 2018-03-30.