Schizovalva prioleuca is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

Schizovalva prioleuca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Schizovalva
Species:
S. prioleuca
Binomial name
Schizovalva prioleuca
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia prioleuca Meyrick, 1911

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are purple blackish with a white dorsal streak from the base to the tornus, attenuated near the base, the upper edge forming three triangular prominences between one-fourth and the tornus, then continued as a slender irregular streak along the termen to the apex and there is a small white mark on the costa towards the apex. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Schizovalva prioleuca (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Schizovalva naufraga (Meyrick, 1911)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Meyrick, E. (April 1911). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (1): 66 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.