Urodeta faro

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

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

The wingspan is 6–6.6 mm. The thorax, tegula and forewing are white, irregularly dusted with brown. There is a small brown spot on the fold before the middle of the wing. The hindwings and fringe are greyish. Adults have been recorded in late April and early May.

Etymology[]

The species name is derived from the type locality, the floodplain of the Faro River.

References[]

^ "Urodeta faro | 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 faro | 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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