Urodeta tantilla

Urodeta tantilla is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Kenya.[2]

Urodeta tantilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Urodeta
Species:
U. tantilla
Binomial name
Urodeta tantilla
(Sruoga & De Prins, 2009)[1]
Synonyms
  • Perittia tantilla Sruoga & De Prins, 2009

The wingspan is about 5.3 mm. The forewings are greyish brown, weakly mottled by darker tips of the scales and with two costal and two dorsal yellowish-white spots. The fringe is brownish grey with irregularly scattered blackish brown-tipped scales. The hindwings, including the fringe, are beige grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the very small size of the species and is derived from Latin tantillus (meaning so small).[3]

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