Schizovalva ophitis

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

Schizovalva ophitis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are fuscous, with a few scattered black scales and with some ochreous-whitish suffusion towards the median third of the dorsum. There is a thick black median longitudinal streak from the base to two-thirds, lower edge suffused, upper sharply marked, forming two deep sinuations filled with ochreous whitish before and beyond the middle and a triangular prominence between these. There is a short suffused blackish apical streak, and one less marked beneath it, surrounded with a purplish tinge. The hindwings are fuscous.[3]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Schizovalva ophitis (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Schizovalva ophitis (Meyrick, 1913)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 291 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Schizovalva ophitis (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Schizovalva ophitis (Meyrick, 1913)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 291 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.