| Schizovalva naufraga | |
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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. naufraga |
| Binomial name | |
| Schizovalva naufraga (Meyrick, 1911) | |
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Schizovalva naufraga is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in South Africa.
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.
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Schizovalva naufraga (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Schizovalva naufraga (Meyrick, 1911)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- Meyrick, E. (April 1911). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (1): 66 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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| Schizovalva naufraga | |
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