chewed wood cocoon. Adults are on wing from September to December. However, in the South Island occasional specimens appear in December and January. When reared in captivity in the North Island this species emerges from July onwards. This species does not come readily to light in large numbers. Habitat and host species Larvae have been reported feeding under the bark of dead Elaeocarpus dentatus, Aristotelia serrata, Nothofagus, Myoporum laetum and Rhopalostylis sapida. Larvae feed on the soft inner surface of the bark. This species has also been recorded from dead wood of Castanea, Litsea calicaris, Olearia paniculata, Pinus patula, Pinus radiata and Sophora species. In Auckland, larvae have been recorded as feeding on dead rotten wood lying on the ground. References External links Image of lectotype specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London Research grade image of Izatha attactella in iNaturalist. Oecophorinae Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) Endemic fauna of New Zealand Moths of New Zealand Endemic moths of New Zealand