Urodeta cuspidis

Urodeta cuspidis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Urodeta
Species: U. cuspidis
Binomial name
Urodeta cuspidis
Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2011

Urodeta cuspidis is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in Cameroon.[1]

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

The species name is derived from the Latin cuspidis (meaning pointed end) and refers to the pointed apex of phallus.

References

  1. 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: .


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