Schizovalva trisignis

Schizovalva trisignis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Gauteng, South Africa.[1][2]

Schizovalva trisignis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Schizovalva
Species:
S. trisignis
Binomial name
Schizovalva trisignis
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia trisignis Meyrick, 1908

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are very dark bronzy fuscous with a rather broad ochreous-whitish costal stripe from the base to near the apex, narrowed posteriorly. There is a rather narrower ochreous-white dorsal stripe from the base to the tornus, narrowed to the extremities. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Schizovalva trisignis (Meyrick, 1908)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Schizovalva trisignis (Meyrick, 1908)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1908: 725. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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