Greya suffusca
Greya suffusca is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the Sierra Nevada near Sequoia National Park in California. The habitat consists of oak and mixed oak-conifer forest.
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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.[1]
The larvae feed on Osmorhiza brachypoda. Young larvae feed on the developing seeds of their host plant.
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