Blastovalva paltobola

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Blastovalva paltobola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Blastovalva
Species:
B. paltobola
Binomial name
Blastovalva paltobola
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Thiotricha paltobolaMeyrick, 1921

Blastovalva paltobola is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa. [1] [2]

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are shining white with the costal edge dark fuscous towards the base and with a very oblique elongate dark fuscous mark towards the dorsum before the middle. There is a dark fuscous line running from the disc beyond the middle to the apical patch, where it meets a similar shorter line from an irregular suffused spot on the tornus. A patch is found along the apical fourth of the costa, consisting of three oblique wedge-shaped dark brown spots separated by white strigulae, the second strigula limiting a blackish apical dot, and preceded by two minute linear black dots surrounded by pale ochreous before the termen. The hindwings are grey. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (April 17, 2015). "Blastovalva paltobola (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Blastovalva paltobola (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  3. ↑ Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 75 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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