page_title: Izatha caustopa
section_title: Distribution
hierarchical_section_title: Izatha caustopa / Distribution
caption_attribution_description: English: Drawing of Izatha caustopa by George Vernon Hudson from The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand (1928)
context_page_description: Izatha caustopa is a lichen tuft moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is known very locally, and very infrequently, from the southern half of the North Island: two specimens collected in 2016 were the first seen for 30 years. It is classified as "Data Deficient" by the Department of Conservation.
context_section_description: This species is endemic to New Zealand. Although only known very locally this species has been found in the Taupo, Hawkes Bay, and Wellington areas. Hudson noted this species was found in a few patches of tree fuchsia at Gollans Valley and Wilton's Bush, Wellington; he collected his last specimen in 1942. A single specimen was collected in Ohakune in 1921, and two more at Puketitiri (near Napier), in 1964 and 1985. I. caustopa had not been seen for 30 years when two specimens was discovered in 2016 at Bushy Park near Whanganui.
caption: Illustration by Hudson from The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand (1928)
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