Telecrates desmochrysa
| Telecrates desmochrysa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Telecrates |
| Species: | T. desmochrysa |
| Binomial name | |
| Telecrates desmochrysa Lower, 1896 | |
Telecrates desmochrysa is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Lower in 1896. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from South Australia.
The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are black, with ochreous markings and a narrow oblique fascia from the costa at the base to about one-eighth the inner margin. There is an oblique fascia from beneath the costa at one-fourth to below the middle of the disc at about one-fourth. The upper portion is somewhat irregular and broken and there is a similar fascia in the middle of the wing, not reaching either margin, with a semi-circular excavation on the lower portion of the anterior edge, as well as an irregular spot on the costa at about five-sixths and a dentate line immediately beneath this, somewhat curved, not reaching but approaching the anal angle. The hindwings are bronzy-fuscous with a well marked wedge-shaped orange spot along the base, but not reaching the inner margin.
The larvae possibly feed on Banksia species.[2]