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