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.

Heterochyta pyrotypa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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)

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

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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   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.