Flabellobasis capensis

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Flabellobasis capensis is a species of snout moth in the genus Flabellobasis. It is found in South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Réunion and Zimbabwe[1] but has also been recorded from Spain.[2]

Flabellobasis capensis
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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.[3]

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