Schizovalva prioleuca

Schizovalva prioleuca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Schizovalva
Species: S. prioleuca
Binomial name
Schizovalva prioleuca
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia prioleuca Meyrick, 1911

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

The wingspan is 13-14 mm. The forewings are purple-blackish with a white dorsal streak from the base to the tornus, attenuated near the base, the upper edge forming three triangular prominences between one-fourth and the tornus, then continued as a slender irregular streak along the termen to the apex and there is a small white mark on the costa towards the apex. The hindwings are grey.[3] Hu

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