Choreutis basalis

Choreutis basalis
Scientific classification
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 Choreutidae family. 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.

External links

• Australian Faunal Directory
• Australian Insects
• Image at choreutidae.lifedesks.org

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