Garrha phoenopis is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1916.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and the Northern Territory.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Oecophoridae |
Genus: | Garrha |
Species: | G. phoenopis
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Binomial name | |
Garrha phoenopis (Turner, 1916)
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The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, mixed with dull reddish and the costal edge narrowly pink. There are no defined markings, but a redder, apical area preceded by an ill-defined, paler fascia from the mid-costa to the tornus. The hindwings are ochreous-fuscous, but fuscous towards apex.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Garrha phoenopis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Garrha at funet
- ^ Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 41 (2) : 371 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.