Telecrates basileia

Telecrates basileia
Scientific classification
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 Xyloryctidae family. It was described by 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]

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