Garrha coccinea

Garrha coccinea
Scientific classification
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 Oecophoridae family. It was described by 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]

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