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Izatha epiphanes

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Izatha epiphanes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Gelechioidea
Family: Oecophoridae
Subfamily: Oecophorinae
Genus: Izatha
Species:
I. epiphanes
Binomial name
Izatha epiphanes
(Meyrick, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Semiocosma epiphanes Meyrick, 1884

Izatha epiphanes is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is widespread throughout the North Island.[1][2]

The wingspan is 17–25 mm for males and 18.5–28 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late October to February.

Larvae have been reared from dead wood of Pittosporum tenuifolium and Fuchsia excorticata and dead standing wood of a Coprosma species (probably Coprosma grandifolia).

References

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  1. ^ "Fauna of New Zealand - Izatha (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Oecophoridae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Izatha epiphanes". GBIF. Retrieved 11 August 2024.