Himmacia diligenda is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1928.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.[2][3]

Himmacia diligenda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Himmacia
Species:
H. diligenda
Binomial name
Himmacia diligenda
(Meyrick, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia diligenda Meyrick, 1928

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are pale rosy, slightly tinged with greyish ochreous. The stigmata is faintly infuscated, hardly traceable. The hindwings are ochreous whitish.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Himmacia diligenda​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "420165.00 – 0950 – Himmacia diligenda – (Meyrick, 1928)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 15, 2015). "Himmacia diligenda (Meyrick, 1928)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  4. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (14-15): 477.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.