Himmacia huachucella
| Himmacia huachucella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Himmacia |
| Species: | H. huachucella |
| Binomial name | |
| Himmacia huachucella (Busck, 1908) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Himmacia huachucella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by 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
- ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 90 (3107) : 82
- ↑ Himmacia at funet
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