Garrha coccinea
Species of moth
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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]
| Garrha coccinea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Garrha |
| Species: | G. coccinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Garrha coccinea (Turner, 1917) | |
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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]
