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[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Honora ochrimaculella Grote, 1887

Honora mellinella is a genus of snout moth. It was described by 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

  1. ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ↑ Honora at funet
  3. ↑ Bug Guide


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