Heterochyta infesta

Heterochyta infesta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Heterochyta
Species: H. infesta
Binomial name
Heterochyta infesta
(Meyrick, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Heterobathra infesta Meyrick, 1921

Heterochyta infesta is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1906. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Victoria.

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous and the hindwings are rather dark grey.[2]

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