Garrha achroa

Garrha achroa is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Turner in 1896.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and Western Australia.[2]

Garrha achroa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Garrha
Species:
G. achroa
Binomial name
Garrha achroa
(Turner, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Heliocausta achroa Turner, 1896

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are whitish-grey, with fuscous markings and a row of minute dots from the costa about the middle towards the hindmargin, sharply bent in the disc at five-sixths, and continued parallel to the hindmargin to inner margin. There are a few scattered fuscous scales in the disc and there is a row of dots along the costa from four-fifths to the apex, and along the hindmargin to the anal angle. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Garrha achroa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. Machimia at funet
  3. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 20 : 4


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