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Schizovalva trisignis

(Schizovalva trisignis)

Description

Schizovalva trisignis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1908. It is found in South Africa (Gauteng). The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are very dark bronzy-fuscous with a rather broad ochreous-whitish costal stripe from the base to near the apex, narrowed posteriorly. There is a rather narrower ochreous-white dorsal stripe from the base to the tornus, narrowed to the extremities. The hindwings are light grey.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gelechiidae
Genus:Schizovalva
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