Urodeta crenata

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Urodeta crenata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Urodeta
Species:
U. crenata
Binomial name
Urodeta crenata
Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2011[1]

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

The wingspan is 5-5.2 mm. The thorax, tegula and forewing are strongly mottled with scales, which are white basally and dark brown distally. The hindwings are brownish grey. Adults have been recorded in early May.

Etymology[edit]

The species name is derived from the Latin crena (meaning serration, notch) and the suffix -ata (meaning provided with) and refers to the serrated sacculus of valva.

References[edit]

  1. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Urodeta crenata Sruoga & De Prins, 2011". Afromoths. Retrieved November 15, 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].