Choreutis basalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Choreutis
Species:
C. basalis
Binomial name
Choreutis basalis
(R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Simaethis basalis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Simaethis chionodesma Lower, 1896

Choreutis basalis is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae.[1] It is found in eastern Queensland, from Cape York to Yeppoon. It is also present in New Guinea and Indonesia.

Adults have dark brown wings. Each fore wing has a yellow bar across it. The hind wings each have a yellow patch.

Larvae feed on the foliage of Ficus species.

References

  1. "Choreutis basalis". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2011-12-19.


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