Izatha balanophora: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Xyloryctidae
- Genus
- Izatha
- Species
- Izatha balanophora
- Scientific Name
- Izatha balanophora
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Izatha balanophora
Izatha balanophora is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is widespread in the North Island. Larvae live off the dead bark of kānuka. The adult moths are on the wing during December to March. This species only occasionally comes to light.
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Izatha acmonias
- Izatha amorbas
- Izatha apodoxa
- Izatha attactella
- Izatha austera
- Izatha balanophora
- Izatha blepharidota
- Izatha caustopa
- Izatha churtoni
- Izatha convulsella
- Izatha copiosella
- Izatha dasydisca
- Izatha dulcior
- Izatha epiphanes
- Izatha florida
- Izatha gekkonella
- Izatha gibbsi
- Izatha haumu
- Izatha heroica
- Izatha hudsoni
- Izatha huttonii
- Izatha katadiktya
- Izatha lignyarcha
- Izatha manubriata
- Izatha mesoschista
- Izatha metadelta
- Izatha minimira
- Izatha mira
- Izatha notodoxa
- Izatha oleariae
- Izatha peroneanella
- Izatha phaeoptila
- Izatha picarella
- Izatha plumbosa
- Izatha prasophyta
- Izatha psychra
- Izatha quinquejacula
- Izatha rigescens
- Izatha spheniscella
- Izatha taingo
- Izatha toreuma
- Izatha voluptuosa
- Izatha walkerae