''Urodeta talea'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

., 2011: New species of Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ''Zootaxa'' 3008: 1-32. Abstract

The

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is 6.2–7 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale ochre to ochre, mottled by dark ochre tips of scales. The hindwings are brownish grey. Adults have been recorded from mid-March to late May.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin ''talea'' (meaning a slender stick) and refers to the stick-shaped longitudinal sclerotization of phallus.

References

Elachistidae Moths described in 2011 Insects of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Moths of Africa Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{Elachistidae-stub