''Urodeta tortuosa'' 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

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

., 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 about 6.1 mm. The thorax, tegula and forewing are white, irregularly dusted with brown. The hindwings and fringe are greyish. Adults have been recorded in the beginning of May.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin ''tortuosa'' (meaning full of turns and windings) and refers to the spirally coiled ductus bursae.

References

Endemic fauna of Cameroon Elachistidae Moths described in 2011 Insects of Cameroon Moths of Africa {{Elachistidae-stub