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
  • Cryptolechia huachucella Busck, 1908

Himmacia huachucella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. 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

  1. "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 90 (3107): 82
  4. Himmacia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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