Garrha mitescens

Garrha mitescens is a moth in the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914.^[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and the Northern Territory.^[2]

The wingspan is 16-21 mm. The forewings are ochreous suffusedly irrorated with grey, along the costa rosy-tinged. The stigmata is obscure, darker grey, the plical spot slightly beyond the first discal, both these sometimes almost obsolete. Sometimes, there is a irregular transverse series of several obscure spots of grey suffusion about one-third and halfway. There is an angulated series of obscure dark fuscous dots from two-third of the costa to the tornus and sometimes obscure dark fuscous dots along the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are light greyish-yellow-ochreous, sometimes greyer towards the apex and termen.^[3]

The larvae probably feed on dead leaves of Eucalyptus species and probably construct a case from a dead leaf of the hostplant joined with silk.^[4]

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