Greya sparsipunctella
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.
| Greya sparsipunctella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | Greya |
| Species: | G. sparsipunctella |
| Binomial name | |
| Greya sparsipunctella (Walsingham, 1907) | |
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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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