Urodeta gnoma
Species of moth
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Urodeta gnoma is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Kenya.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Urodeta |
| Species: | U. gnoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Urodeta gnoma | |
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The wingspan is 5.2–5.9 mm.
Etymology
The species name refers to the small body size of the species and is derived from Latin gnomus (meaning dwarf).[2]