Schizovalva hyperythra

Schizovalva hyperythra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

Schizovalva hyperythra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Schizovalva
Species:
S. hyperythra
Binomial name
Schizovalva hyperythra
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Stomopteryx hyperythra Meyrick, 1921

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous. The stigmata are cloudy and obscurely darker, the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are grey, slightly bluish tinged.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Schizovalva hyperythra (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Schizovalva hyperythra (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 76 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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