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Small Silver Moth - Greya politella

Thompson Falls, Sanders County, Montana, USA
May 6, 2007

I'm thinking casebearer moth?

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Small Silver Moth - Greya politella

Small Silver Moth - Greya politella

Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 14 May, 2007 - 8:03am
Last updated 7 October, 2011 - 10:39am

Prodoxid Moth

with the help of Terry Harrison I got an ID from Dr. Olle Pellmyr. He says, "It is Greya politella, a prodoxid moth that is in the same family as the yucca moths. The moth is sitting on its host, Lithophragma parviflorum. The female oviposits down into the ovary, and the larva feeds first on seeds and later after hibernation on vegetative parts."

… Lynette Elliott, 17 October, 2007 - 12:46pm

Great innformation

Are you including it in the info page?

… Beatriz Moisset, 17 October, 2007 - 3:55pm

yep

done, Thanks.

… Lynette Elliott, 17 October, 2007 - 8:45pm

Moved

Moved from Moths.

… Lynette Elliott, 25 May, 2007 - 8:16pm

Case bearer

It looks like Colleophoridae, I had a similar one and it couldn't be IDed any further.

… Beatriz Moisset, 25 May, 2007 - 5:53pm

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