Heterochyta pyrotypa

Heterochyta pyrotypa is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Common in 1996. It is found in Australia, 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.