Honora mellinella

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Honora mellinella
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Domain: Eukaryota
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 ochrimaculellaGrote, 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 larvae feed on the flower heads of Palafoxia species, including Palafoxia arida .

References

  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