Garrha mesogaea

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Garrha mesogaea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Garrha
Species:
G. mesogaea
Binomial name
Garrha mesogaea
(Turner, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Machimia mesogaeaTurner, 1916

Garrha mesogaea 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. [2]

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The forewings are ochreous-grey-whitish, the discal spots obsolete, or one or two spots faintly indicated. The costal edge is pink. [3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Garrha mesogaea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. Garrha at funet
  3. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 41 (2) : 371 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .