Urodeta talea

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

Urodeta talea is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2]

The wingspan is 6.2–7 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale ochre to ochre, mottled by dark ochre tips of scales. The hindwings are brownish grey. Adults have been recorded from mid-March to late May.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin talea (meaning a slender stick) and refers to the stick-shaped longitudinal sclerotization of phallus.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elachistidae</span> Family of moths

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<i>Urodeta</i> Genus of moths

Urodeta is a genus of moths of the family Elachistidae. The genus was originally assigned to the family Momphidae.

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

Elachista cordata is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Cameroon.

Elachista chelonitis is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in South Africa, Kenya and Malawi.

Urodeta absidata is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Cameroon.

Urodeta acerba is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Urodeta aculeata is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Cameroon.

Urodeta bucera is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Urodeta crenata is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Cameroon.

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

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

Urodeta tortuosa is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Cameroon.

Urodeta gnoma is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Kenya.

Urodeta tantilla is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Kenya.

Urodeta spatulata is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Kenya.

Urodeta noreikai is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Nepalese Himalayas.

Urodeta acinacella is a moth of the family Elachistidae first described by Jurate De Prins and Virginijus Sruoga in 2012. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Tswaing Crater Reserve in Gauteng.

Urodeta quadrifida is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Tswaing Crater Reserve in Gauteng.

References

  1. ↑ "Urodeta talea | 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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