Schizovalva catharodes

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Schizovalva catharodes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Schizovalva
Species:
S. catharodes
Binomial name
Schizovalva catharodes
(Meyrick, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia catharodesMeyrick, 1920

Schizovalva catharodes is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. It is found in South Africa. [1] [2]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are ochreous white, irregularly sprinkled with black, mostly towards the margins. There is an irregular blackish transverse subbasal streak, shortly extended along the dorsum. The stigmata are represented by small irregular spots of dense black sprinkles, the plical beneath the first discal and touching it, the second discal larger and transverse, reaching to near the dorsum. The hindwings are whitish grey. [3]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Schizovalva catharodes (Meyrick, 1920)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Schizovalva catharodes (Meyrick, 1920)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. Annals of the South African Museum. 17 (4): 284. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .