Himmacia huachucella

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Himmacia huachucella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Himmacia
Species:
H. huachucella
Binomial name
Himmacia huachucella
(Busck, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia huachucella Busck, 1908

Himmacia huachucella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by August Busck in 1908.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona.[2]

The wingspan is 21–25 mm. The forewings are unicolorous salmon ochreous, the costa slightly more red. The hindwings are light ochreous fuscous, slightly darker around the margins.[3]

The larvae feed on Quercus hypoleucoides and Quercus arizonica.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Himmacia huachucella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 90 (3107): 82 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Himmacia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms