Urodeta bucera

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

Urodeta bucera is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[1]

The wingspan is 5.1-5.8 mm. The forewings are strongly mottled with scales basally whitish and distally dark brown. The hindwings and fringes are grey brown. Adults have been recorded in March and late May.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin bucerus (meaning ox-horned) and refers to the horn-shaped juxta lobes.

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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