''Izatha'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Oecophoridae
Oecophoridae (concealer moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this.
Ta ...
. They are commonly known as lichen tuft moths. This genus is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
New Zealand
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.
Species
*''attactella''-group:
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Izatha attactella''
Walker, 1864
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Izatha blepharidota''
Hoare, 2010
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Izatha voluptuosa''
Hoare, 2010
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Izatha austera''
(Meyrick, 1883)
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Izatha psychra''
(Meyrick, 1883)
*''mira''-group
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Izatha copiosella''
(Walker, 1864)
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Izatha walkerae''
Hoare, 2010
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Izatha florida''
Philpott, 1927
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Izatha mira''
Philpott, 1913
*''apodoxa''-group
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Izatha notodoxa''
Hoare, 2010
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Izatha katadiktya''
Hoare, 2010
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Izatha apodoxa''
(Meyrick, 1888)
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Izatha acmonias''
Philpott, 1921
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Izatha lignyarcha''
Hoare, 2010
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Izatha picarella''
(Walker, 1864)
*''balanophora''-group
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Izatha metadelta''
Meyrick, 1905
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Izatha balanophora''
(Meyrick, 1897)
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Izatha churtoni''
Dugdale, 1988
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Izatha dulcior''
Hoare, 2010
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Izatha epiphanes
''Izatha epiphanes'' is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is widespread throughout the North Island.
The wingspan is 17–25 mm for males and 18.5–28 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late ...
''
(Meyrick, 1884)
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Izatha mesoschista''
Meyrick, 1931
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Izatha haumu''
Hoare, 2010
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Izatha quinquejacula''
Hoare, 2010
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Izatha heroica''
Philpott, 1926
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Izatha hudsoni''
Dugdale, 1988
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Izatha huttonii''
(Butler, 1879)
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Izatha peroneanella''
(Walker, 1864)
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Izatha taingo''
Hoare, 2010
*''oleariae''-group
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Izatha oleariae''
Dugdale, 1971
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Izatha spheniscella''
Hoare, 2010
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Izatha prasophyta''
(Meyrick, 1884)
*''caustopa''-group
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Izatha caustopa''
(Meyrick, 1892)
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Izatha dasydisca''
Hoare, 2010
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Izatha manubriata''
Meyrick, 1923
*''convulsella''-group
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Izatha convulsella''
(Walker, 1864)
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Izatha gekkonella''
Hoare, 2010
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Izatha gibbsi''
Hoare, 2010
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Izatha minimira''
Hoare, 2010
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Izatha rigescens''
Meyrick, 1929
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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
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