Garrha platyporphyra
Garrha platyporphyra is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Turner in 1946.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]
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The wingspan is 17–19 mm. The forewings are pale greyish-ochreous with a slender rosy line on the costa with the extreme costal edge whitish. There are two large purple-fuscous blotches, one basal with a straight margin at one-third, the other apical. There are also two small purple-fuscous spots, one on the midcosta, another beneath the middle of the disc. The hindwings are fuscous.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Garrha platyporphyra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- Garrha at funet
- Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 70 (3-4) : 111
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