Urodeta faro

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Urodeta faro
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Urodeta
Species:
U. faro
Binomial name
Urodeta faro
Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2011 [1]

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

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "Urodeta faro | AfroMoths". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Sruoga V. & J. de Prins, 2011: New species of Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Zootaxa3008: 1–32. Abstract: .


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