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Heterochyta aprepta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Xyloryctidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Heterochyta

Heterochyta aprepta is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.

The wingspan is about 29 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish sprinkled with fuscous and with a fuscous costal streak from the base nearly to the apex and another streak on the fold. There is also a longitudinal median streak from the middle to three-fourths. The hindwings are grey-whitish.

References

Heterochyta aprepta Wikipedia