Heteroteucha distephana

Heteroteucha distephana is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in Australia, in the states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

Heteroteucha distephana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Heteroteucha
Species:
H. distephana
Binomial name
Heteroteucha distephana
(Meyrick, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Coesyra distephana Meyrick, 1884
  • Ocystola exquisita Turner, 1944

The wingspan is about 10 mm. Adults have yellow forewings, each with a brown band across the middle and a broad brown margin. The hindwings are plain pale brown.

The larvae live in silked dead leaves. They feed on dead leaves of Eucalyptus species.


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