Schinia

Adult. Forewing length 9.72–11.75 mm (mean 10.86 mm) in males, 9.86–11.61 mm (mean 10.84 mm) in females. Head: frons white, ventral lip moderately produced. Thorax: narrow scales overlaying wide scales, white to light brown; foretibia white with some tan scales medially, largest spine on inner side flat, 2 slender spines dorsal to it, outer side with 4 flat spines that become progressively shorter proximally; middle femur with dorsal surface cream, ventral surface white. Forewing underside gray, subapical and apical patch white, variably distinct white band at approximately 2/3 length below end of discal cell, white along posterior margin. Abdomen: scent pockets and hair pencils on second sternite absent. Male genitalia: valve elongate (length approximately 8.3–9.1× width), costal margin gently curved, posterior margin angulate at 2/3 length, apex round; uncus elongate, approximately 0.3–0.35 times length of valve, apex blunt with small hook; juxta rectangular, height greater than width, ventral margin U-shaped and more sclerotized than rest. Female genitalia: papilla analis a slightly curved elongate triangle, apex pointed; posterior apophysis approximately 0.81–0.89× length of anterior apophysis.

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