Izatha katadiktya
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| Species: | I. katadiktya
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| Izatha katadiktya Hoare, 2010
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Izatha katadiktya is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is known from the eastern South Island, and probably Hawkes Bay.[1]
The wingspan is 21–27.5 mm for males and 21.5–30 mm for females. Adults have been recorded in October, November and January.
Larvae feed on dead wood.
Etymology[]
The species name is from the Greek kata, implying a downward direction (towards the base), and diktyon (meaning a net) and refers to the net-like basal blotch on the forewing, which distinguishes this species from members of the picarella complex and from Izatha churtoni.
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- Oecophorinae
- Moths described in 2010
- Endemic fauna of New Zealand
- Moths of New Zealand
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