Izatha katadiktya is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is known from the eastern South Island, and probably Hawkes Bay.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Izatha |
| Species: | I. katadiktya
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| Izatha katadiktya Hoare, 2010
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The wingspan is 21–27.5 mm for males and 21.5–30 mm for females. Adults have been recorded in October, November and January.
Larvae feed on dead wood.
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- ^ "Fauna of New Zealand - Izatha (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Oecophoridae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
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