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Greya subalba

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Greya subalba
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Greya
Species:
G. subalba
Binomial name
Greya subalba
Braun, 1921

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.

The wingspan is 11–16 mm.[1]

The larvae feed on Lomatium species. Young larvae feed on the developing seeds of their host plant.

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