''Trachonitis'' is a genus of
snout moths. It was described by
Philipp Christoph Zeller
Philipp Christoph Zeller (8 April 1808 – 27 March 1883) was a German entomologist.
Zeller was born at Steinheim an der Murr, Württemberg, two miles from Marbach, the birthplace of Schiller. The family moved to Frankfurt (Oder) where Philip ...
in 1848.
Species
* ''
Trachonitis capensis
''Flabellobasis capensis'' is a species of Pyralidae, 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.
The wingspan is about 24 mm.
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Hampson, 1901 (often placed in ''
Flabellobasis
''Flabellobasis'' is a genus of Pyralidae, snout moths. It was described by Boris Balinsky in 1991 and is known from South Africa.
Species
*''Flabellobasis capensis'' (Hampson, 1901)
*''Flabellobasis montana'' Balinsky, 1991
References
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Trachonitis cristella
''Trachonitis cristella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Trachonitis''. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775, although some sources attribute it to Jacob Hübner. It is found in much of Europe, including ...
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(Hübner, 1776) (Europe)
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Trachonitis odilella
The Lajat (/ALA-LC: ''al-Lajāʾ''), also spelled ''Lejat'', ''Lajah'', ''el-Leja'' or ''Laja'', is the largest lava field in southern Syria, spanning some 900 square kilometers. Located about southeast of Damascus, the Lajat borders the Haur ...
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Legrand, 1966 (from the Seychelles)
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Trachonitis renatella
The Lajat (/ALA-LC: ''al-Lajāʾ''), also spelled ''Lejat'', ''Lajah'', ''el-Leja'' or ''Laja'', is the largest lava field in southern Syria, spanning some 900 square kilometers. Located about southeast of Damascus, the Lajat borders the Haur ...
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Legrand, 1966 (from the Seychelles)
References
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2014. ''Afromoths'', online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Accessed 27 July 2014.
Phycitini
Pyralidae genera
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