Flabellobasis capensis

Flabellobasis capensis is a species of snout moth in the genus Flabellobasis. It is found in South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Réunion and Zimbabwe[2] but has also been recorded from Spain.[3]

Flabellobasis capensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Flabellobasis[1]
Species:
F. capensis
Binomial name
Flabellobasis capensis
(Hampson, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Trachonitis capensis Hampson, 1901
  • Candiopella reunionalis Guillermet, 2007

The wingspan is about 24 mm.[4]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Fauna Europaea
  4. lepiforum.de


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