Urodeta faro

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

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

The wingspan is 6-6.6 mm. The thorax, tegula and forewing are white, irregularly dusted with brown. There is a small brown spot on the fold before the middle of the wing. The hindwings and fringe are greyish. Adults have been recorded in late April and early May.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the type locality, the floodplain of the Faro River.

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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