Telecrates basileia (Turner, 1902)
(previously known as: Xylorycta basileia)
XYLORYCTIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Telecrates basileia
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moth of this species has black forewings, each with a broad yellow band across the middle and also at the base. The hindwings are plain brown.

The species occurs in

  • Queensland, and
  • Northern Territory.

    Further reading :

    Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
    A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 77.

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    (updated 29 April 2011)