page_title: Izatha huttonii
section_title: Habitat and host species
hierarchical_section_title: Izatha huttonii / Habitat and host species
caption_attribution_description: Listed as Aristotelia racemosa now known as A. serrata
context_page_description: Izatha huttonii is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is known from the Wellington district of the North Island, the South Island, and Stewart Island. Although similar in appearance to related species I. huttonii can be distinguished as it has a distinctive "M" shaped mark on its forewings. The larvae feed on the dead wood of makomako and karamu. Adult moths have been collected from October to March.
context_section_description: Larvae have been recorded feeding on dead branches of Aristotelia serrata and has been reared from Coprosma robusta. The larvae are full fed in November and pupate in the wood of their hosts without making a cocoon.
caption: Aristotelia serrata
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