Schizovalva rhodochra

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

Schizovalva rhodochra is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by 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]

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, August 25, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.