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Honora mellinella

Synonyms: Honora ochrimaculella

Wikipedia Abstract

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. 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.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0