Biology:Greya powelli
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Short description: Species of moth
| Greya powelli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | Greya |
| Species: | G. powelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Greya powelli Davis & Pellmyr, 1992
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Greya powelli is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the coastal range between the San Francisco Bay area and the San Gabriel Mountains, and in the south-central Sierra Nevada of California . The habitat consists of slightly moist grassy areas in open oak woodland.
The wingspan is 7–12 mm. The forewings of the females are white, heavily banded with rusty patches into a checker spot pattern. Males have white to pale grey forewings, lightly suffused with a scattering of light brown scales. The hindwings are paler in both sexes.[1]
The larvae feed on Bowlesia incana. Young larvae feed on the developing seeds of their host plant.
References
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Wikidata ☰ Q5608315 entry
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