Heterochyta aprepta
| Heterochyta aprepta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Heterochyta |
| Species: | H. aprepta |
| Binomial name | |
| Heterochyta aprepta (Turner, 1947) | |
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Heterochyta aprepta is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia,[1] 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.[2]
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