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Garrha Moth
Garrha ocellifera
-37.9001, 145.312
Field Notes
Description:
This small silky peach-coloured moth had a large irregularly shaped black patch in the middle of each fore wing. Small black specks were sen along the trailing margin and the sub-marginal border. Thorax was also a sooty black.
Wing span was about 15 mm.
Habitat:
Spotted under bright lights in suburban garden. Plenty of native trees around.
Notes:
Caterpillars of this species feed on dead leaves of Myrtaceae like the Sydney Red Gum (Angophora costata). <br>
Family: Oecophoridae <br>
Wingia Group <br>
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Garrha ocellifera
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PublishedDecember 13, 2017
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