Telecrates melanochrysa
Telecrates melanochrysa is a moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It is known in Australia from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.
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The wingspan is about 24 mm. The head is black and the face is whitish-ochreous. The thorax is orange-yellow and the abdomen is black. The forewings are sub-oblong and orange-yellow with three broad black transverse fasciae.[2]
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