Urodeta falciferella

Urodeta falciferella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Urodeta
Species:	U. falciferella
Binomial name
	Urodeta falciferella; (Sruoga & De Prins, 2009)
Synonyms
	Perittia falciferella Sruoga & De Prins, 2009;

Urodeta falciferella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Kenya.^[2]

The wingspan is 7.3–8.1 mm. The forewings are greyish brown, mottled with greyish-brown tips of scales and with slightly raised blackish-brown scales forming two small spots on the forewings. The fringe is brownish grey, mottled by a white transversal streak before the dark tips of some scales. The hindwings, including the fringe, are brownish grey.

Etymology[]

The species name refers to the shape of the signum and is derived from Latin falcifera (meaning carrying a scythe or sickle).^[3]

References[]

^ "Urodeta falciferella | AfroMoths". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
^ Afro Moths
^ The Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) of Kenya with descriptions of eight new species

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

[2] Afro Moths

[3] The Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) of Kenya with descriptions of eight new species

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