Urodeta tantilla
Urodeta tantilla | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Urodeta |
Species: | U. tantilla
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Binomial name | |
Urodeta tantilla (Sruoga & De Prins, 2009)[1]
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Synonyms | |
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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
Categories:
- Endemic moths of Kenya
- Elachistidae
- Moths described in 2009
- Moths of Africa
- Elachistidae stubs