Urodeta absidata

Urodeta absidata
Scientific classification
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 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].

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[AfroMoths-1] "Urodeta absidata | AfroMoths". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

[2] 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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