Urodeta quadrifida
| Urodeta quadrifida | |
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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. quadrifida
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| Binomial name | |
| Urodeta quadrifida J. de Prins & Sruoga, 2012[1]
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Urodeta quadrifida is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Tswaing Crater Reserve in Gauteng.
The wingspan is about 6.8 mm. The forewings are mottled with greyish white scales basally and scales ranging from pale brown to blackish brown distally. The hindwings are brownish grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in February.
Etymology[edit]
The species name refers to the four spinose spots in female genitalia and is derived from Latin quadrifida (meaning four-divided, split into four).[2]
References[edit]
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- ^ "Urodeta quadrifida | AfroMoths". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ De Prins, J. & Sruoga, V., 2012: A review of the taxonomic history and biodiversity of the genus Urodeta (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae), with description of new species. Zootaxa 3488: 41-62. Full article: [1].