Biology:Schizovalva rhodochra

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Short description: Species of moth

Schizovalva rhodochra
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward 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

  1. Savela, Markku, ed (April 25, 2016). "Schizovalva rhodochra (Meyrick, 1913)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/schizovalva/#rhodochra. Retrieved September 10, 2020. 
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Schizovalva rhodochra (Meyrick, 1913)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/SCHIRHOD. Retrieved September 10, 2020. 
  3. Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 3 (4): 290. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/203783#page/358/mode/1up.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q14320784 entry