Schizovalva rhodochra
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Schizovalva rhodochra (Meyrick, 1913)
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Schizovalva rhodochra is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]
The wingspan is 17-18 mm. The forewings are rosy-ochreous, the costa suffused with light yellow-ochreous and the costal edge black at the base. There is a black streak along the basal third of the dorsum and the plical stigma is well-marked and black. The second discal is minute, blackish, between this and the termen is a spot of fuscous suffusion and there is a more or less developed fuscous spot on the costa at two-thirds, sometimes little marked. A few fuscous scales are found on the termen. The hindwings are grey.[3]
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