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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Garrha |
| Species: | G. coccinea
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| 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]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Garrha coccinea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Garrha at funet
- ^ Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 41 : 59
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