Himmacia huachucella

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]

Himmacia huachucella
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H. huachucella
Binomial name
Himmacia huachucella
(Busck, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia huachucella Busck, 1908

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. 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
  4. Himmacia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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