Izatha metadelta explained

Izatha metadelta is a moth of the family Oecophoridae.^[1] It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is known from the North Island only. It is rare north of Waikato and the Bay of Plenty.^[2]

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1905 using three specimens collected in Wellington by George Hudson.^[3] ^[4] The lectotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London. Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1928 publication The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand.^[5]

The wingspan is 15–18.5 mm for males and 19–25.5 mm for females. Meyrick first described this species as follows:

Adults have been recorded in December, January and February.

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Hoare. Robert J. B.. 2010-09-02. Birgit E. Rhode. Izatha (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Oecophoridae). Fauna of New Zealand. en. 65. 1–201. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. 2019-07-12. 2019-01-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20190126231917/https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/26296/FNZ65Izathaweb.pdf. dead.
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