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