Biology:Schizovalva naufraga
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of moth
| Schizovalva naufraga | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Schizovalva |
| Species: | S. naufraga
|
| Binomial name | |
| Schizovalva naufraga (Meyrick, 1911)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Schizovalva naufraga is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in South Africa .[1][2]
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, slightly purplish tinged, suffused with blackish towards the dorsal streak. There is a moderately broad whitish-ochreous dorsal stripe from the base to the tornus, the extremities pointed, the upper edge slightly prominent at one-fourth and in the middle of the wing, with a marked triangular prominence before the tornus. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (April 25, 2016). "Schizovalva naufraga (Meyrick, 1911)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/schizovalva/#naufraga. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Schizovalva naufraga (Meyrick, 1911)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/SCHINAUF. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (April 1911). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 3 (1): 66. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/203783#page/106/mode/1up.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Wikidata ☰ Q14320689 entry
 |  |
