Izatha mesoschista

Izatha mesoschista
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Izatha
Species: I. mesoschista
Binomial name
Izatha mesoschista
Meyrick, 1931

Izatha mesoschista is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is found throughout the North Island, except the Aupouri peninsula, Hawkes Bay or the Wairarapa.[1]

The wingspan is 15.5–21 mm for males and 17–25 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to February.

Larvae have been reared from Populus species, presumably from the dead wood, and another from pine logs.

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