Urodeta falciferella (Sruoga & De Prins, 2009)
| FAMILY | Elachistidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Elachistinae |
| GENUS | Urodeta |
| SPECIES | falciferella |
| AUTHOR | (Sruoga & De Prins, 2009) |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Perittia falciferella, new species |
| TYPE LOCALITY | Kenya, Kakamega Forest, 1590 m, mine 28.iii.2003, ex p. 21.iv.2003, leg. J. & W. De Prins. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: 0°21'0" Longitude: 34°51'0" |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♀, genitalia slide MRAC/KMMA 00477♀, RMCA; Paratypes 2♀, genitalia slide MRAC/KMMA 00478♀, RMCA. |
| STATUS | Species |
| COMMENT | Transferred to Urodeta Stainton, 1869 by L. Kaila & K. Sugisima (2011). |
| PUBLICATION | Sruoga V. & De Prins J. 2009. The Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) of Kenya with descriptions of eight new species. - Zootaxa 2172:1-31. |
| PAGINATION | 14, figs 4, 15, 33, 41-43 |
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Kenya | Sruoga V. & De Prins J. 2009. The Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) of Kenya with descriptions of eight new species. - Zootaxa 2172:1-31. | 14 |
Host Plants
Unknown
* An unidentified, low growing monocotyledon (see V. Sruoga & J. De Prins 2009: 14).
