Izatha gekkonella

Izatha gekkonella
Izatha gekkonella on a rock face in Macraes, Otago Region
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Izatha
Species:
I. gekkonella
Binomial name
Izatha gekkonella
Hoare, 2010[1]

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]

Description

The 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

Adults 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

  1. ^ a b "Izatha gekkonella Hoare, 2010". NZOR. 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Hoare, Robert J. B. (2 September 2010). "Izatha (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Oecophoridae)". Fauna of New Zealand. 65: 1–201.


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