Urodeta gnoma

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

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

The wingspan is 5.2–5.9 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale ochre to ochre, mottled by brownish-black tips of the scales. Denser brownish-black scales form two irregular patches and brownish-black scales form two small spots. The fringe scales are brownish grey with irregularly scattered brownish black-tipped scales. The hindwings are blackish brown, with a brownish grey fringe.

Etymology[]

The species name refers to the small body size of the species and is derived from Latin gnomus (meaning dwarf).^[2]

References[]

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

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

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

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