Urodeta tantilla

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

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

The wingspan is about 5.3 mm. The forewings are greyish brown, weakly mottled by darker tips of the scales and with two costal and two dorsal yellowish-white spots. The fringe is brownish grey with irregularly scattered blackish brown-tipped scales. The hindwings, including the fringe, are beige grey.

Etymology[]

The species name refers to the very small size of the species and is derived from Latin tantillus (meaning so small).^[3]

References[]

^ "Urodeta tantilla | 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 tantilla | 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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