Izatha churtoni is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is widespread in the North Island. The wingspan is 18–31.5 mm for males and 24.5–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to February. Larvae have been recorded in dead branches of Coriaria arborea. One specimen was reared from a larva in dead Fuchsia excorticata. Further rearing records are from dead wood of Alnus rubra, Quercus species and Pittosporum tenuifolium. References Oecophorinae Taxa named by John Stewart Dugdale Endemic fauna of New Zealand Endemic moths of New Zealand