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