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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