Schizovalva_naufraga

<i>Schizovalva naufraga</i>

Schizovalva naufraga

Species of moth

Schizovalva naufraga is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

Quick Facts Schizovalva naufraga, Scientific classification ...

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, slightly purplish tinged, suffused with blackish towards the dorsal streak. There is a moderately broad whitish-ochreous dorsal stripe from the base to the tornus, the extremities pointed, the upper edge slightly prominent at one-fourth and in the middle of the wing, with a marked triangular prominence before the tornus. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Schizovalva naufraga (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. [2]
    De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Schizovalva naufraga (Meyrick, 1911)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Meyrick, E. (April 1911). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (1): 66 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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