| 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 |
| 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.
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.
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Schizovalva prioleuca (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 prioleuca | |
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