Schizovalva alaopis 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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Schizovalva |
| Species: | S. alaopis
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| Binomial name | |
| Schizovalva alaopis (Meyrick, 1921)
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The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous. The stigmata are cloudy, obscurely darker, the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Schizovalva alaopis (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Schizovalva alaopis (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): 76 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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