Heteromicta pachytera (Meyrick, 1880) is a animal in the Pyralidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Heteromicta pachytera (Meyrick, 1880)

Heteromicta pachytera (Meyrick, 1880)

Heteromicta pachytera is a roughly 20 mm wingspan moth of the family Pyralidae found across Australia.

Family
Genus
Heteromicta
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Heteromicta pachytera (Meyrick, 1880)

Heteromicta pachytera is a moth species that belongs to the family Pyralidae. This species is found across Australia, with recorded occurrences in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania. Adults have a wingspan of approximately 20 millimetres. Their forewings are marked with a grey pattern.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyralidae Heteromicta

More from Pyralidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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