Canthelea is een geslacht van vlinders van de familie snuitmotten (Pyralidae), uit de onderfamilie Phycitinae.
Soorten C. abbreviata Balinsky, 1994 C. africanella Ragonot, 1888 C. ancylosiformis Balinsky, 1994 C. arcana Balinsky, 1994 C. brevipalpata Balinsky, 1994 C. complicata Balinsky, 1994 C. coriacelloides Balinsky, 1994 C. crassa Balinsky, 1994 C. ferrealis Hampson, 1898 C. flavicosta Balinsky, 1994 C. furcilinea Balinsky, 1994 C. gracilis Balinsky, 1994 C. imitans Balinsky, 1994 C. insolita Balinsky, 1994 C. intermedia Balinsky, 1994 C. laticostella Ragonot, 1888 C. nigricans Ragonot, 1888 C. nigrinella Balinsky, 1994 C. noncapillata Balinsky, 1994 C. occidua Meyrick, 1937 C. oegnusalis Walker, 1859 C. ornata Balinsky, 1994 C. ornatella Balinsky, 1994 C. picta Balinsky, 1991 C. plumbifasciata Balinsky, 1994 C. pseudonatalensis Balinsky, 1994 C. punctata Balinsky, 1994 C. sacculata Balinsky, 1994 C. spiculata Balinsky, 1994 C. vansoni Balinsky, 1994