Greya punctiferella

Greya punctiferella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Greya
Species: G. punctiferella
Binomial name
Greya punctiferella
(Walsingham, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Incurvaria punctiferella Walsingham, 1888
  • Greya speculella Blackmore, 1926

Greya punctiferella is a moth of the Prodoxidae family. It is found in the Pacific coastal ranges, the western slopes of the Cascades and in parts of the Sierra Nevada from south-eastern Alaska in the north to the Mendocino region of northern California in the south. The habitat consists of moist, coniferous or mixed conifer-Alnus forests.

The wingspan is 12.5–19 mm. The forewings are pale stramineous (straw-colored) with scattered brown spots. The hindwings are pale to median gray.[1]

The larvae feed on Tiarella trifoliata, Tolmiea menziesii and Tellima grandiflora. The larvae are thought to be leaf miners.

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