Garrha coccinea

Garrha coccinea is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Turner in 1917.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]

Garrha coccinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Garrha
Species:
G. coccinea
Binomial name
Garrha coccinea
(Turner, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Machimia coccinea Turner, 1917

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are red, slightly tinged with ochreous and without defined markings, but there are traces of two discal dots and a posterior line. The hindwings are pale-ochreous without a grey or fuscous tinge.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Garrha coccinea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. Garrha at funet
  3. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 41 : 59


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.