Garrha alma

Garrha alma is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria.[2]

Garrha alma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Garrha
Species:
G. alma
Binomial name
Garrha alma
(Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Machimia alma Meyrick, 1914

The wingspan is 20–21 mm. The forewings are brownish, mixed with light rosy ochreous. The stigmata is very indistinct and fuscous, the discal spot somewhat approximated and the plical spot hardly beyond the first discal spot. The hindwings are grey, darker on the margin and mixed with pale yellowish on the posterior half of the disc.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Garrha alma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (28 August 2014). "Garrha alma (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (6): 174.


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