Urodeta acinacella
| Urodeta acinacella | |
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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. acinacella
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| Binomial name | |
| Urodeta acinacella J. De Prins & Sruoga, 2012
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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. Adults have been recorded on wing in November.
Etymology[edit]
The specific name refers to the shape of the signum and is derived from Latin acinaces (meaning short sword, short saber, scimitar).[2]
Taxonomy[edit]
It took almost 150 years to identify more species of this once single-species genus, in addition to the main species U. hibernella. Kaila moved six Afrotropical species that were formerly connected to Phthinostoma Meyrick and Perittia Stainton to Urodeta in a thorough study on Australian Elachistinae. Following Elachista, Urodeta is now the second most diverse genus of Elachistinae in the Afrotropics as a result of current research findings. We present three newly discovered Urodeta species from South Africa in this paper.
References[edit]
- ^ 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(1), 41-62.