Izatha picarella

Izatha picarella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Izatha
Species:	I. picarella
Binomial name
Izatha picarella (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
Oecophora picarellaWalker, 1864 Psecadia terasFelder & Rogenhofer, 1875

Izatha picarella is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is known from the Nelson and Marlborough districts of the northern South Island. ^[1]

This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1864. ^[2]

The wingspan is 22.5–28.5 mm for males and 20.5–28 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to January.

Larvae have been reared from dead wood of apple (probably Malus domesticus ) and from dead branches of Melicytus ramiflorus . ^[3]

References

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. Francis Walker (1864), List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, Part XXIX. - Tineites, London: Natural History Museum, London, p. 699, Wikidata   Q110191308 BHL page 38948279 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
3. "PlantSynz - Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment tool: Database". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 9 July 2018.