Schizovalva sarcographa
Schizovalva sarcographa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]
| Schizovalva sarcographa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Schizovalva |
| Species: | S. sarcographa |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizovalva sarcographa (Meyrick, 1917) | |
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The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark grey, somewhat mixed with pinkish towards the costa and a broad blackish streak from the base of the dorsum to fold at two-fifths of the wing, marked anteriorly with a pale ochreous dot, and cut posteriorly by an oblique pale ochreous mark which is continued by a similar dull rosy-pink mark to the costa at four-fifths. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Schizovalva sarcographa (Meyrick, 1917)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Schizovalva sarcographa (Meyrick, 1917)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- Annals of the South African Museum. 17 (1): 3.
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