Greya mitellae is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in moist coniferous or mixed coniferous forests in north-western Idaho and the Blue Mountains of south-eastern Washington.
Greya mitellae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Prodoxidae |
Genus: | Greya |
Species: | G. mitellae
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Binomial name | |
Greya mitellae Davis & Pellmyr, 1992
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The wingspan is 10–15 mm. Adults are sexually dimorphic.[1]
The larvae feed on Mitella stauropetala. The larvae are thought to be leaf miners.
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