Schizovalva mesacta

Schizovalva mesacta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Schizovalva
Species:	S. mesacta
Binomial name
	Schizovalva mesacta; (Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
	Gelechia mesacta Meyrick, 1913;

Schizovalva mesacta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1909. It is found in South Africa (Gauteng).^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, suffused with reddish-brown towards the dorsum and a short streak of blackish suffusion on the base of the dorsum and a blackish streak along the fold from near the base to beyond one-third. The discal stigmata are rather approximated, blackish and connected by red brownish suffusion, beneath which adjacent to each is an additional less defined group of blackish scales. There is a narrow undefined slightly angulated red-brownish fascia about three-fourths. The hindwings are light grey.^[3]

References

^ funet.fi
^ Afro Moths
^ Ann. Transv. Mus. 2 (1) : 12 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] unet.fi

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Ann. Transv. Mus. 2 (1) : 12 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine

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