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Izatha churtoni

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Izatha churtoni is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is widespread in the North Island. The wingspan is 18–31.5 mm for males and 24.5–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to February. Larvae have been recorded in dead branches of Coriaria arborea. One specimen was reared from a larva indead Fuchsia excorticata. Further rearing records are from dead wood of Alnus rubra, Quercus species and Pittosporum tenuifolium.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0