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Schizovalva isochorda

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Schizovalva

Schizovalva isochorda is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a rather broad ochreous-white dorsal stripe from the base to the tornus, the extremities pointed, the upper edge straight. The hindwings are pale bluish-grey.

References

Schizovalva isochorda Wikipedia