Greya subalba is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. In North America it is found in southern British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Oregon, northern Idaho, western Montana and south to south-western Oregon. The habitat consists of dry, forb-rich steppe.
Greya subalba | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Prodoxidae |
Genus: | Greya |
Species: | G. subalba
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Binomial name | |
Greya subalba Braun, 1921
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The larvae feed on Lomatium species. Young larvae feed on the developing seeds of their host plant.
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