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Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Prodoxidae
21a0014 – 0193   Greya reticulatus (Riley, 1892)

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Larva and
Host Plants:
Females of G. reticulata oviposit in the inflorescences of Osmorhiza and Sanicula (Apiaceae). ~ Jerry Powell
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • reticulatus (Riley, 1892) (Prodoxus) - MONA 1983: 193; TL: Los Angeles Co., CA.
  • 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)
    • 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: 68; figs. 248- 250, 287, 288, 351-354. 374; map 7. (download)
    • Riley, C.V., 1892. New species of Prodoxidae. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 2(3): 317.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at iNaturalist

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