Telecrates basileia

Telecrates basileia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Telecrates
Species:	T. basileia
Binomial name
	Telecrates basileia; (Turner, 1902)
Synonyms
	Xylorycta basileia Turner, 1902;

Telecrates basileia is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1902. It is found in Australia,^[1] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.

The wingspan is 17–19 mm. The forewings are deep shining purple and the extreme base and a median band are golden-yellow. The median band is transverse and biconcave. The hindwings are grey, towards the base ochreous-tinged.^[2]

References

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