Greya variabilis

Greya variabilis is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found on the Yugorski, Taymyr and Chukchi peninsulas of arctic Russia, the Pribilof Islands, Alaska and along the North American west coast. In the northern part of the range, the habitat consists of tundra. In the south, it occurs in moist coniferous forests.

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

The wingspan is 12–18 mm. The forewings usually have a purplish brown base colour with various patches and streaks of pale ochreous in different patterns.[1]

The larvae possibly feed on Saxifraga species.

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