| Higher taxa: | Limacodidae (family)/ Limacodinae (subfamily)/ Trachyptena (genus)/ | 
| Status: | Accepted | 
| Authorship: | Bethune-Baker, 1911 | 
| Citation: | Trachyptena, gen. nov. | 
| Taxon remarks: | Type species: Trachyptena rufa Bethune-Baker, 1911. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)7: 573. By original designation and monotypy. | 
| Publication: | Bethune-Baker G. T. 1911a. Descriptions of new African Heterocera. | 
| Journal: | Annals and Magazine of Natural History | 
| Volume: | (8) 7 | 
| Issue: | 42 | 
| Pagination: | 572–573 | 
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            
                                
                            | Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination | Images | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trachyptena agbaja (Bethune-Baker, 1915) | (Bethune-Baker, 1915) | species | Accepted | Narosana agbaja | |
| Trachyptena holobrunea (Janse, 1964) | (Janse, 1964) | species | Misapplied | Uniserrata holobrunea | |
| Trachyptena holobrunnea (Janse, 1964) | (Janse, 1964) | species | Accepted | Uniserrata holobrunnea | |
| Trachyptena magna Hering, 1933 | Hering, 1933 | species | Accepted | Trachyptena magna | |
| Trachyptena nigromaculata Hering, 1928 | Hering, 1928 | species | Accepted | Trachyptena nigromaculata | |
| Trachyptena rufa Bethune-Baker, 1911 | Bethune-Baker, 1911 | species | Accepted | Trachyptena rufa | |
| Trachyptena spinosata Fletcher D. S., 1968 | Fletcher D. S., 1968 | species | Accepted | Trachyptena spinosata | 
| Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narosana Bethune-Baker, 1915 | Bethune-Baker, 1915 | genus | Synonym | |
| Uniserrata Janse, 1964 | Janse, 1964 | genus | Synonym |