Izatha hudsoni

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Izatha hudsoni
Izatha hudsoni2 by Tony Wills.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Izatha
Species:
I. hudsoni
Binomial name
Izatha hudsoni
, 1988

Izatha hudsoni is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is widespread throughout the North Island.

Taxonomy[]

Izatha hudsoni Dugdale, 1988

This species was designated by John S. Dugdale in 1988.[1] The species encapsulates the moth discussed by Edward Meyrick in 1916[2] and George Hudson in 1928[3] but not the species discussed by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879.[1] The holotype specimen is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.[1]

Description[]

Izatha hudsoni by Tony Wills.jpg

The wingspan is 19–26 mm for males and 20–27.5 mm for females.[4] This species appears visually similar to the white forms of I. peroneanella but I. hudsoni has translucent whitish hindwings whereas I. peroneanella has grey hindwings.[4]

Distribution[]

This species is endemic to New Zealand.[5][6] It can be found in Northland, Auckland, Coromandel, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Taupo, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay and Wellington.[4]

Biology and behaviour[]

Adults are on wing from November to January.[4]

Habitat and host species[]

This species prefers forest habitat.[4] Larvae have been reared from mixed dead branches and from dead twigs of Aristotelia serrata.[4][7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 1–269. ISBN 0477025188. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  2. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1916). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 48: 414–419 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ Hudson, G. V. (1928). The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn Ltd. p. 178. OCLC 25449322.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Hoare, R. J. B. (2010). "Izatha (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Oecophoridae)" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 65: 1–201. ISBN 978-0-478-34725-8.
  5. ^ "Izatha hudsoni Dugdale, 1988". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  6. ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 463. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  7. ^ "Herbivore Report With Reasons : Izatha hudsoni Dugdale 1988". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

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