Himmacia huachucella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by August Busck in 1908.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Himmacia |
| Species: | H. huachucella
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| Binomial name | |
| Himmacia huachucella (Busck, 1908)
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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 edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Himmacia huachucella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 90 (3107): 82
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- ^ Himmacia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
