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Schizovalva naufraga

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Schizovalva naufraga is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by 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.

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Schizovalva naufraga Wikipedia


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