Urodeta acerba

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

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

The wingspan is 4.7–5.4 mm. The thorax, tegula and forewing are grey brown, mottled with blackish brown tipped scales. The hindwings are very narrow and grey brown. Adults have been recorded in March and May.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin acerbus (meaning gloomy, dark) and refers to the dark coloration of moth.

References

"Urodeta acerba | AfroMoths". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
Sruoga, Virginijus; De Prins, Jurate (2011). "New species of Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo" (PDF). Mapress. Retrieved 24 January 2012.

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[AfroMoths-1] "Urodeta acerba | AfroMoths". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

[2] Sruoga, Virginijus; De Prins, Jurate (2011). "New species of Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo" (PDF). Mapress. Retrieved 24 January 2012.