Urodeta faro
| Urodeta faro | |
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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. faro
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| Binomial name | |
| Urodeta faro Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2011[1]
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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[edit]
The species name is derived from the type locality, the floodplain of the Faro River.
References[edit]
- ^ "Urodeta faro | AfroMoths". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 7 March 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].