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Garrha pudica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Oecophoridae

Scientific name
  
Garrha pudica

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Garrha

Rank
  
Species

Garrha pudica

Garrha pudica is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found Australia, where it has been described from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Queensland.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults have pale brown wings, with one large, and two small dark spots near the middle of each forewing. The hindwings are silky pale brown.

The larvae live in a lenticular portable case of dead leaf material. They feed on dead leaves of Eucalyptus tereticornis.

References

Garrha pudica Wikipedia