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Himmacia huachucella

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Himmacia huachucella
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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 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. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 90 (3107) : 82
  4. ^ Himmacia at funet