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^[1] but has also been recorded from Spain.^[2]

Flabellobasis capensis
Scientific classification
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]