Izatha attactella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Izatha attactella is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. This species is endemic to New Zealand, where it is known from both the North and South Islands as far south as mid-Canterbury. Larvae of this species feed on the soft inner surface of the bark of dead trees and shrubs. Adults have been recorded from July to January but are most common from September to December.
This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1864 from specimens obtained by Colonel D. Bolton in Auckland and Mr Sinclair. The lectotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London. In 1888 Edward Meyrick, thinking he was describing a new species, named this moth Semiocosma platyptera. The lectotype for this description was collected by George Hudson in Wellington and is also held at the Natural History Museum, London. In 1915 Meyrick synonymised this name with I. attactella. This synonymy was upheld by Robert J. B. Hoare in 2010.
Hudson discussed and illustrated the species in his book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. Alfred Philpott studied and published on the male genitalia of this species in 1927. Hudson described the larvae of this species as being about... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Izatha attactella sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 395th most-seen of the 689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August–September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Izatha attactella in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–July, the lowest months.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Izatha attactella sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Izatha
The closest relatives of the Izatha attactella that you can see in Auckland (genus Izatha, Lichen Tuft Moths) are Green Lichen Tuft Moth (about 10%) and Izatha mesoschista (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Izatha attactella is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (11 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
