''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
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
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The length of the forewings is 7–11 mm.
The larvae feed on the flower heads of '' Palafoxia'' species, including '' Palafoxia arida''.
References
Moths described in 1887
Phycitinae
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