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Rarithea phocea is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by George Hampson in 1910.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

Rarithea phocea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Limacodidae
Genus:	Rarithea
Species:	R. phocea
Binomial name
Rarithea phocea (Hampson, 1910)
Synonyms
Miresa phocea Hampson, 1910

The adult moth including the forewing length, is about 12 mm long. The antennae are short and bipectinate. The forewings are brown and elongated with an acute apex and slightly concave costa. The forewings contain a dark basal wing part, a dark brown discal streak, an ochreous medial fascia and dark brown external fascia. The hindwings are brownish and without patterns.[3]

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