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Schizovalva isochorda

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

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Schizovalva isochorda
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Schizovalva
Species:
S. isochorda
Binomial name
Schizovalva isochorda
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia isochorda Meyrick, 1921
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The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a rather broad ochreous-white dorsal stripe from the base to the tornus, the extremities pointed, the upper edge straight. The hindwings are pale bluish grey.[3]

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