A new species of Urodeta Stainton (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) mining leaves of button mangrove (Combretaceae: Conocarpus erectus L.) in Florida and the Caribbean

Urodeta conocarpi Eiseman, spec. nov. (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) is described from specimens reared from larvae found mining leaves of Conocarpus erectus L. (Combretaceae) in the Florida Keys. The leaf mine, larva, and pupa are illustrated. Similar leaf mines are reported from elsewhere in southern Florida as well as the Bahamas. This is the first record of Urodeta Stainton from the USA, the second species known from the Neotropical region, and the third to be reared, out of 29 species now known worldwide (of which one remains unnamed).