Urodeta absidata
| Urodeta absidata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Urodeta |
| Species: | U. absidata
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| Binomial name | |
| Urodeta absidata Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2011[1]
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Urodeta absidata is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Cameroon.[2]
The wingspan is 6-6.8 mm. The thorax, tegula and forewing are grey brown, mottled with blackish brown tipped scales. The hindwings are brownish grey. Adults have been recorded in early May and early December.
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Latin absidatus (meaning arched) and refers to the arched inner processes of valvae.
References
- ^ "Urodeta absidata | AfroMoths". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ Sruoga, V. & J. de Prins, 2011: New species of Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Zootaxa 3008: 1-32. Abstract: [1].