Urodeta cuspidis
| Urodeta cuspidis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Urodeta |
| Species: | U. cuspidis
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| Binomial name | |
| Urodeta cuspidis Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2011[1]
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Urodeta cuspidis is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Cameroon.[2]
The wingspan is 5.6-6.1 mm. The thorax, tegula and forewing are strongly mottled with scales which are white basally and brown distally. The hindwings are brownish grey. Adults have been recorded in early May.
Etymology[edit]
The species name is derived from the Latin cuspidis (meaning pointed end) and refers to the pointed apex of phallus.
References[edit]
- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Urodeta cuspidis Sruoga & De Prins, 2011". Afromoths. Retrieved November 15, 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].