Greya enchrysa

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

Greya enchrysa is a species of moth in the family Prodoxidae. It is found in open, grassy pine forests in the drier interior regions of southern British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and western Montana.

The wingspan is 15.5–20 mm. [1]

The larvae feed on Heuchera cylindrica and Heuchera grossulariifolia . They initially live in a capsule of their host plant, feeding on the seeds.

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