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.

Greya piperella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Greya
Species:
G. piperella
Binomial name
Greya piperella
(Busck, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Incurvaria piperella Busck, 1904

The wingspan is 16.5-21.5 mm.[1] Adults drink nectar from the flowers of the larval hosts.

The larvae feed on Heuchera cylindrica and Heuchera micrantha. The larvae mine the peduncle of the host plant.

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