Choreutis basalis is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae.[1] It is found in eastern Queensland, from Cape York to Yeppoon. It is also present in New Guinea and Indonesia.

Choreutis basalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Choreutidae
Genus:	Choreutis
Species:	C. basalis
Binomial name
Choreutis basalis (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Synonyms
Simaethis basalis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 Simaethis chionodesma Lower, 1896

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

External links

• Australian Faunal Directory
• Image at choreutidae.lifedesks.org

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