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Izatha minimira
Izatha minimira 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.
From the article Izatha minimira on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The wingspan is about 12.5 mm for males and 13–17.5 mm for females. This species is similar in appearance to I. metadelta but lacks the areas of golden-orange spine like scales on its forewings. It is also similar to I. mira but the ranges of these two species do not overlap nor does I. minimira have the sharply pointed vertex nor the white terminal bands on the abdominal segments of I. mira. Also I. minimira is noticeably smaller in size.
Range & habitat
It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is only known from the northern North Island. It is found in the Northland, Auckland, Coromandel and the Bay of Plenty areas.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Little is known of the biology of this species and larvae are unknown. The adult moths are on the wing late in the season from January through to April. The females of this species are attracted to light but it appears the males are less so.
Wikipedia: “Biology and behaviour”
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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 712452.