Schizovalva rhodochra

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Schizovalva rhodochra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Schizovalva
Species:
S. rhodochra
Binomial name
Schizovalva rhodochra
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia rhodochraMeyrick, 1913

Schizovalva rhodochra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa. [1] [2]

The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are rosy ochreous, the costa suffused with light yellow ochreous and the costal edge black at the base. There is a black streak along the basal third of the dorsum and the plical stigma is well marked and black. The second discal is minute, blackish, between this and the termen is a spot of fuscous suffusion and there is a more or less developed fuscous spot on the costa at two-thirds, sometimes little marked. A few fuscous scales are found on the termen. The hindwings are grey. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Schizovalva rhodochra (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Schizovalva rhodochra (Meyrick, 1913)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 290 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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