Urodeta acinacella

Urodeta acinacella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Urodeta
Species:	U. acinacella
Binomial name
	Urodeta acinacella; J. De Prins & Sruoga, 2012

Urodeta acinacella is a moth of the family Elachistidae first described by Jurate De Prins and Virginijus Sruoga in 2012.[1] It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Tswaing Crater Reserve in Gauteng.

The wingspan is 5.6–6.5 mm. The forewings are mottled with scales, basally whitish and distally ranging from pale brown to blackish brown. Blackish-brown scales form a spot on the fold before the middle of the wing, and there is another small spot at two-thirds from the base of the wing. The hindwings are brownish grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in November.

Etymology

The specific name refers to the shape of the signum and is derived from Latin acinaces (meaning short sword, short saber, scimitar).[2]

References

De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Urodeta acinacella Sruoga & De Prins, 2012". Afromoths. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
De Prins, J. & Sruoga, V. (2012). "A review of the taxonomic history and biodiversity of the genus Urodeta (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae), with description of new species". Zootaxa. 3488: 41-62.

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[Afromoths-1] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Urodeta acinacella Sruoga & De Prins, 2012". Afromoths. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & Sruoga, V. (2012). "A review of the taxonomic history and biodiversity of the genus Urodeta (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae), with description of new species". Zootaxa. 3488: 41-62.