Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Choreutidae Scientific name Choreutis basalis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Choreutis Rank Species | |
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Similar Choreutis, Brenthia, Choreutis pariana, Choreutidae, Saptha | ||
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.
References
Choreutis basalis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA