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Izatha blepharidota is a moth of the family Oecophoridae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is confined to the northern half of the North Island.[2]

Izatha blepharidota
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Izatha
Species:	I. blepharidota
Binomial name
Izatha blepharidota Hoare, 2010

The wingspan is 22.5–26 mm for males and 23–29 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to April.[2]

Larvae have been reared from dead branches of Pseudopanax crassifolius, dead rotten stems of Ripogonum scandens, dead branches of Coriaria arborea and dead Kunzea ericoides.[2]

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the Greek blepharis (meaning eyelash) and the adjectival ending -ota, and refers to the delicate eyelash-like streaks in the subterminal part of the forewing.

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