Urodeta absidata

Urodeta absidata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukarya
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Urodeta
Species:	U. absidata
Binomial name
	Urodeta absidata; Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2011

Urodeta absidata is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Cameroon.^[1]

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

^ 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].

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[1] 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].

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