Urodeta
Encyclopedia
Urodeta is a genus of moth
s of the Elachistidae
family. The genus was originally assigned to the Momphidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Elachistidae
Elachistidae
| image = Elachista rufocinerea 2.jpg| image_width = 240px| image_caption = Adult Elachista rufocinerea,demonstrating its tiny size versus an aphid and a spider mite | regnum = Animalia| phylum = Arthropoda| classis = Insecta...
family. The genus was originally assigned to the Momphidae
Momphidae
Momphidae is a family of moths. These tend to be rather small moths with a wingspan of up to 21 mm. The wings are held folded over the body at rest...
family.
Species
- Urodeta falciferella (Sruoga & De Prins, 2009) (previously in Perittia)
- Urodeta gnoma (Sruoga & De Prins, 2009) (previously in Perittia)
- Urodeta hibernellaUrodeta hibernellaUrodeta hibernella is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is known from France, Corsica and the Iberian Peninsula.The larvae feed on Cistus monspeliensis and Helianthemum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of an elongated, slightly puckered, full depth blotch, without an...
(Staudinger 1859) - Urodeta inustaUrodeta inustaUrodeta inusta is a moth of the Elachistidae family. It is found in north-western Western Australia.The wingspan is 7.2-7.8 mm for males and 7-7.2 mm for females....
Kaila, 2011 - Urodeta maculata (Mey, 2007) (previously in Phthinostoma)
- Urodeta spatulata (Sruoga & De Prins, 2009) (previously in Perittia)
- Urodeta taeniata (Mey, 2007) (previously in Phthinostoma)
- Urodeta tantilla (Sruoga & De Prins, 2009) (previously in Perittia)