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Trapeze moth

Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis Guenée, 1854

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The trapeze moth (Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis) is a species in the family Crambidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the trapeze moth

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the trapeze moth live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the trapeze moth as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Ecuador

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the trapeze moth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the trapeze moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyCrambidae
  6. genusCnaphalocrocis
  7. SpeciesCnaphalocrocis trapezalis Guenée, 1854

Synonyms Botys creonalis, Botys neoclesalis, Cnaphalocrocis creonalis, Cnaphalocrocis neoclesalis, Marasmia creonalis, Marasmia neoclesalis, Marasmia trapezalis, Salbia trapezalis

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the trapeze moth

Other species in the same genus Cnaphalocrocis.

Leaffolder

Cnaphalocrocis medinalis

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Marasmia moth

Cnaphalocrocis cochrusalis

CrambidaeNo free photo yet

CompareTrapeze moth vs LeaffolderTrapeze moth vs Marasmia mothTrapeze moth vs Cnaphalocrocis amelokalisTrapeze moth vs Cnaphalocrocis araealis

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the trapeze moth an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the trapeze moth as introduced in 1 country: Ecuador, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the trapeze moth?

The trapeze moth (Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis) belongs to the family Crambidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Trapeze moth (Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/trapeze-moth

MLA

“Trapeze moth (Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/trapeze-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{trapeze_moth_2026,
  title = {Trapeze moth (Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/trapeze-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}