Choreutis basalis
{{Short description|Species of metalmark moth}}
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| taxon = Choreutis basalis
| authority = (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
| synonyms =
- Simaethis basalis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
- Simaethis chionodesma Lower, 1896
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Choreutis basalis is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae.{{cite web|url=http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/chor/basalis.html |title=Choreutis basalis |publisher=Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au |date=2010-07-22 |accessdate=2011-12-19}} It is found in eastern Queensland, from Cape York to Yeppoon. It is also present in New Guinea and Indonesia.
Adults have dark brown wings.
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- [http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Choreutis_basalis Australian Faunal Directory]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091106153258/http://choreutidae.lifedesks.org/pages/92 Image at choreutidae.lifedesks.org]
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Category:Moths described in 1875
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