Izatha prasophyta
| Izatha prasophyta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Izatha |
| Species: | I. prasophyta |
| Binomial name | |
| Izatha prasophyta (Meyrick, 1884) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Izatha prasophyta is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is known from the North Island, except Hawkes Bay or the Wairarapa.[1]
The wingspan is 16–22.5 mm for males and 19.5–26 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to February.
Larvae have been reared from an unidentified log on a beach, and another from a fruiting body of the bracket fungus Bjerkandera adusta growing on an unidentified rotting stump.
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