Heterochyta pyrotypa

Heterochyta pyrotypa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Heterochyta
Species:	H. pyrotypa
Binomial name
	Heterochyta pyrotypa; Common, 1996
Synonyms
	Pleurota pyrosema Lower, 1899 (preocc. Meyrick, 1884);

Heterochyta pyrotypa is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Ian Francis Bell Common in 1996. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, finely dusted with black and with an orange-red spot at the end of the cell. There is a hindmarginal row of black dots, continued around the apex to the costa. The hindwings are greyish fuscous.[2]

References

Savela, Markku. "Heterochyta pyrotypa Common, 1996". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
Xyloryctine Moths of Australia

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Heterochyta pyrotypa Common, 1996". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

[2] Xyloryctine Moths of Australia