Izatha oleariae
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Izatha oleariae is a moth
of the Oecophoridae
family. It is endemic to New Zealand
, where it is only known from the subantarctic Snares Islands.
The wingspan
is 15.5–20 mm for males and 15.5–20 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to February.
The larvae have been recorded boring in dead twigs and branches of Olearia lyallii
, or under the bark on dead trees of this species. One larva was found under a lead plate on a pine
nestpeg (a peg used to mark a penguin burrow), and another in the bark of a live Brachyglottis stewartiae
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Oecophoridae
Oecophoridae
Oecophoridae is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this....
family. It is endemic to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, where it is only known from the subantarctic Snares Islands.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 15.5–20 mm for males and 15.5–20 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to February.
The larvae have been recorded boring in dead twigs and branches of Olearia lyallii
Olearia lyallii
Olearia lyallii is a New Zealand plant from the genus Olearia. It is commonly known as the subantarctic tree daisy. The species is endemic to the Snares Islands and southern New Zealand, and has also established itself as an introduced species on the Auckland Islands, where the type specimen was...
, or under the bark on dead trees of this species. One larva was found under a lead plate on a pine
nestpeg (a peg used to mark a penguin burrow), and another in the bark of a live Brachyglottis stewartiae
Brachyglottis stewartiae
Brachyglottis stewartiae is a species of flowering plant, often referred to as a tree daisy, in the Asteraceae family. It is found only in New Zealand, especially on its subantarctic islands. With another tree daisy, Olearia lyallii, it is common in the forest of the Snares Islands, growing to...
.