Schizovalva sarcographa

Schizovalva sarcographa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1917. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

Schizovalva sarcographa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Schizovalva
Species:
S. sarcographa
Binomial name
Schizovalva sarcographa
(Meyrick, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia sarcographa Meyrick, 1917

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark grey, somewhat mixed with pinkish towards the costa and a broad blackish streak from the base of the dorsum to fold at two-fifths of the wing, marked anteriorly with a pale ochreous dot, and cut posteriorly by an oblique pale ochreous mark which is continued by a similar dull rosy-pink mark to the costa at four-fifths. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]

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