''Greya piperella'' is a
moth of the
family Prodoxidae. In North America it is found from southern
British Columbia to central
Oregon, west to western
Montana. There is an isolated population in central
California and the species is possibly also present in
New Mexico and
Utah. The habitat consists of open, grassy pine forests or rockfaces in open country.
The
wingspan is 16.5-21.5 mm. The forewings are white or cream colored, sometimes with a stramineous (
straw
Straw is an agricultural byproduct consisting of the dry stalks of cereal plants after the grain and chaff have been removed. It makes up about half of the yield of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat. It has a number ...
colored) tinge. There are various spots scattered over the wing. The hindwings are darker gray.
TOLweb
/ref> Adults drink nectar from the flowers of the larval hosts.
The larvae feed on ''Heuchera cylindrica
''Heuchera cylindrica'' is a species of perennial flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common names poker alumroot, roundleaf alumroot, and coral bells. It is native to western North America, where it is found from British Columb ...
'' and ''Heuchera micrantha
''Heuchera micrantha'' is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name crevice alumroot, or small-flowered alumroot.
Distribution
It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California, where i ...
''. The larvae mine the peduncle Peduncle may refer to:
*Peduncle (botany), a stalk supporting an inflorescence, which is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed
*Peduncle (anatomy), a stem, through which a mass of tissue is attached to a body
**Peduncle (art ...
of the host plant.
References
Moths described in 1904
Prodoxidae
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