Urodeta inusta

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Urodeta inusta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Urodeta
Species:
U. inusta
Binomial name
Urodeta inusta
Kaila, 2011 [1]

Urodeta inusta is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in north-western Western Australia. [2]

The wingspan is 7.2–7.8 mm for males and 7-7.2 mm for females.

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References

  1. "Urodeta inusta | Australian Faunal Directory". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  2. Elachistine Moths of Australia: Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Elachistidae