Biology:Schizovalva prioleuca
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Short description: Species of moth
| Schizovalva prioleuca | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Schizovalva |
| Species: | S. prioleuca
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| Binomial name | |
| Schizovalva prioleuca (Meyrick, 1911)
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Schizovalva prioleuca 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 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]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (April 25, 2016). "Schizovalva prioleuca (Meyrick, 1911)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/schizovalva/#prioleuca. 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.
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Wikidata ☰ Q14320770 entry
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