Greya solenobiella is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. In the United States it is found from south-western Oregon south to California, where it is found along the coast and in the Sierra Nevada.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Prodoxidae |
Genus: | Greya |
Species: | G. solenobiella
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Binomial name | |
Greya solenobiella (Walsingham, 1880)
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The wingspan is 9.5–14.5 mm (0.37–0.57 in).[1]
The larvae feed on Yabea microcarpa. Young larvae feed on the developing seeds of their host plant.
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