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 but has also been recorded from Spain.

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

The wingspan is about 24 mm.

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