Greya suffusca
| Greya suffusca | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | Greya |
| Species: | G. suffusca |
| Binomial name | |
| Greya suffusca Davis & Pellmyr, 1992 | |
Greya suffusca is a moth of the Prodoxidae family. It is found in the Sierra Nevada near Sequoia National Park in California. The habitat consists of oak and mixed oak-conifer forest.
The wingspan is 12.5–20 mm. The forewings are brown irrorated with white scales. Female are usually darker and more patterned. The hindwings are uniformly grey.[1]
The larvae feed on Osmorhiza brachypoda. Young larvae feed on the developing seeds of their host plant.
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