Schizovalva exsulata

Schizovalva exsulata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

Schizovalva exsulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Schizovalva
Species:
S. exsulata
Binomial name
Schizovalva exsulata
(Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis exsulata Meyrick, 1918

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are blackish with a moderately broad irregular-edged ochreous-whitish dorsal streak from the base to the tornus, its upper edge rather triangular-prominent at the middle and three-fourths of the length. There is a short oblique ochreous-white streak from the costa at four-fifths and a triangular clear white spot occupying the lower two-thirds of the termen. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Schizovalva exsulata (Meyrick, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Schizovalva exsulata (Meyrick, 1918)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2): 20 via Sabinet. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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