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Greya sparsipunctella

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Greya sparsipunctella
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G. sparsipunctella
Binomial name
Greya sparsipunctella
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Tinea sparsipunctella Walsingham, 1907

Greya sparsipunctella is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found along the northern California coast of the United States. The habitat consists of low, forb-rich ocean cliff vegetation and moist coniferous forest.

The wingspan is 23–27 mm, making it the largest Greya species. The forewings have a very light base color, irrorated (speckled) with dark brown scales. The hindwings are uniformly grayish brown.[1]

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