Greya variata

Greya variata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Greya
Species: G. variata
Binomial name
Greya variata
(Braun, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Lampronia variata Braun, 1921

Greya variata is a moth of the Prodoxidae family. It is found in herb-rich meadows and along forest edges in the central Rocky Mountains at the border between the United States and Canada.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings have a dark brown base and two pale tan-coloured patches. The hindwings are slightly lighter and have no pattern.[1]

The larvae possibly feed on Osmorhiza occidentalis.

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