Izatha gekkonella is a moth of the family Oecophoridae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is only known from the region of the Taieri and Shag River catchments in eastern Otago.[2]
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Izatha gekkonella on a rock face in Macraes, Otago Region | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Oecophoridae |
Genus: | Izatha |
Species: | I. gekkonella
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Binomial name | |
Izatha gekkonella Hoare, 2010[1]
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Description
editThe wingspan is 13.5–15.5 mm for males and 13.5–17 mm for females.[2] This species is very similar in appearance to I. convulsella but is slightly smaller and has a more brownish appearance.[2]
Behaviour
editAdults have been recorded in October, November and December.[2]
Larvae have been recorded feeding on lichens on rock-faces, making a silken web amongst the lichens.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Izatha gekkonella Hoare, 2010". NZOR. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Hoare, Robert J. B. (2 September 2010). "Izatha (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Oecophoridae)". Fauna of New Zealand. 65: 1–201.