Garrha coccinea

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Garrha coccinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

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[edit]

  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 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.