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Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Prodoxidae
21a0006 – 0189   Greya punctiferella (Walsingham, 1888)

LG - © Matt Goff
Larva and
Host Plants:
Tiarella trifoliata, Tolmiea menziesii, and Tellima grandiflora.
Similar Species:
  • 21a0007 Greya piperella
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • punctiferella (Walsingham, 1888) (Incurvaria) - MONA 1983: 189; TL: "Rogue River, southern Oregon."
  • speculella Blackmore, 1926 (Greya); TL: Mt Tzouhalem, nr Duncan, BC.
    Note: n. syn. (Davis (In Hodeges et al. 1983); described as a variant of punctiferella.
  • References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD)
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACB4779
    • Blackmore, E. H., 1926. Two New Greyas from British Columbia (Lepidoptera, Incurvariidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 58: 295. (abstract and access (fee))
    • Davis, D.R., O. Pellmyr, J.N. Thompson, 1992. Biology and Systematics of Greya Busck and Tetragma, New Genus (Lepidoptera: Prodoxidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 524: 28; figs. 10, 36, 37, 44, 45, 47, 71-92, 252-255, 298-301, 360; map 2. (download)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    • Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1888. Steps towards a revision of Chambers' index, with notes and descriptions of new species. Insect Life. U.S. Department Agriculture, 1: 145.
    Greya punctiferella
    LG - © Lynette Elliott
    Greya punctiferella
    - holotype (speculella) - LG – © J. Gill - CNC
    Greya punctiferella
    LG – © J-F Landry (CNC)
    Greya punctiferella
    LG – © J-F Landry (CNC)

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