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 Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.

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

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