''Talis caboensis'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family Crambidae. It was described by Jan Asselbergs in 2009 and is found in southern

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

. The

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is about 26.5 mm for males and 21 mm for females. The forewings are dull brown, sprinkled with some black scales. The hindwings are shiny grey brown.

Etymology

The species is named for

Cabo de Gata Cabo de Gata is a cape located in Níjar, Almería in the south of Spain, one of the biggest capes. It is the driest place in the Iberian Peninsula (150-170 mm average precipitation, being the lowest 52 mm in 1981). However, the area th ...

, the type locality., 2009
"Descriptions of new Pyraloidea from the Palaearctic Region (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Pyralidae: Pyralinae, Phycitinae, Crambinae)"
''Phegea'' 37 (2): 55-68.

References

Ancylolomiini Moths described in 2009 Moths of Europe {{Prionapterygini-stub