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Garrha oncospila

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Oecophoridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Garrha

Garrha oncospila is a moth in the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Turner in 1946. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.

The wingspan is 20-25 mm. The forewings are pale rosy, brighter on the costa and the extreme costal edge is whitish. The markings are fuscous. There is a median sub-basal dot, the first discal dot is found at one-third, the plical well beyond it and a second discal at two-thirds. There are also short incomplete subterminal and terminal lines. The hindwings are grey.

References

Garrha oncospila Wikipedia