Schizovalva sphenopis

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

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

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are whitish grey, somewhat sprinkled with dark grey and blackish and with an elongate-triangular black spot in the disc before the middle, the apex directed posteriorly and edged with whitish. The second discal stigma is small, irregular, black and edged with whitish anteriorly. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Schizovalva sphenopis (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Schizovalva sphenopis (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 79 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Schizovalva sphenopis (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Schizovalva sphenopis (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): 79 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.