Honora mellinella

Honora mellinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Honora
Species:	H. mellinella
Binomial name
	Honora mellinella; Grote, 1878
Synonyms
	Honora ochrimaculella Grote, 1887;

Honora mellinella is a genus of snout moth. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878. It is found in the south-eastern United States, west through Texas, Arizona, south-eastern California, and eastern Washington. It has also been recorded from Oklahoma.^[3]

The length of the forewings is 7–11 mm. The forewings are blackish fuscous with a pale undefined costal shading. The hindwings are very pale fuscous and silky.

The larvae feed on the flower heads of Palafoxia species, including Palafoxia arida.

References

^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
^ Savela, Markku. "Honora Grote, 1878". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
^ Bug Guide

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 15, 2017.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Honora Grote, 1878". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 15, 2017.

[3] Bug Guide

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