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Greya mitellae

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Greya mitellae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Greya
Species:
G. mitellae
Binomial name
Greya mitellae
Davis & Pellmyr, 1992

Greya mitellae is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in moist coniferous or mixed coniferous forests in north-western Idaho and the Blue Mountains of south-eastern Washington.

The wingspan is 10–15 mm. Adults are sexually dimorphic.[1]

The larvae feed on Mitella stauropetala. The larvae are thought to be leaf miners.

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