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Izatha dasydisca
Izatha dasydisca is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species is classified as "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" by the Department of Conservation.
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Description
The wingspan is 15–19 mm for males and about 26 mm for females. I. dasydisca is visually very similar to I. austera. However the male I. dasydisca can be distinguished by its mottled pale orange to reddish brown antennae. I. dasydisca also has large forewing scale-tufts and its hindwing shape is smoothly rounded. I. dasydisca has very dark hindwings which helps distinguish it from its near relative I. caustopa.
Range & habitat
This species is endemic to New Zealand, where it is only known from the northern half of the North Island in the Northland, Auckland and Gisborne areas.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The larvae have yet to be discovered. Adults have been recorded on the wing in December, January and February. The species has been collected by sweeping and by capturing when at rest on a tree trunk. It appears this species is not attracted to light traps.
Wikipedia: “Biology and behaviour”
In human culture
This species was first described by Robert J. B. Hoare in 2010 from a specimen collected by John S. Dugdale at Mount Auckland in Auckland and named Izatha dasydisca.
Wikipedia: “Taxonomy and etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 545266.