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Izatha hudsoni

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Oecophoridae

Scientific name
  
Izatha hudsoni

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Izatha

Rank
  
Species

Izatha hudsoni is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is widespread throughout the North Island.

The wingspan is 19–26 mm for males and 20–27.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to January.

Larvae have been reared from mixed dead branches and from dead twigs of Aristotelia serrata.

References

Izatha hudsoni Wikipedia