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Greya suffusca

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Greya suffusca is a moth of the Prodoxidae family. It is found in the Sierra Nevada near Sequoia National Park in California. The habitat consists of oak and mixed oak-conifer forest.

The wingspan is 12.5–20 mm. The forewings are brown irrorated with white scales. Female are usually darker and more patterned. The hindwings are uniformly grey.

The larvae feed on Osmorhiza brachypoda. Young larvae feed on the developing seeds of their host plant.

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Greya suffusca Wikipedia


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