Schizovalva naufraga
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Schizovalva naufraga (Meyrick, 1911)
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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.[1][2]
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.[3]
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