Garrha pyrrhopasta

Garrha pyrrhopasta 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]

Garrha pyrrhopasta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Garrha
Species:
G. pyrrhopasta
Binomial name
Garrha pyrrhopasta
(Turner, 1946)
Synonyms
  • Machimia pyrrhopasta Turner, 1946

The wingspan is 20–24 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous with patchy suffusion of reddish and sometimes also fuscous scales, sometimes, there is a darker suffusion on the dorsum from before the middle to the tornus. The stigmata is sometimes fuscous and distinct, but usually obscure or obsolete. The first discal dot is found at one-third, the plical beyond it and the second discal before two-thirds. The reddish irroration is more evident in the terminal area. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Garrha pyrrhopasta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. Garrha at funet
  3. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 70 (3-4) : 114


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