Telecrates basileia
Species of moth
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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.
| Telecrates basileia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Telecrates |
| Species: | T. basileia |
| Binomial name | |
| Telecrates basileia (Turner, 1902) | |
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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]
