- Choreutis basalis
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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.
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