Hellinsia paraochracealis

Hellinsia paraochracealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Hellinsia
Species: H. paraochracealis
Binomial name
Hellinsia paraochracealis
(Gielis, 1992)
Synonyms
  • Oidaemathophora paraochracealis Gielis, 1992

Hellinsia paraochracealis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Brazil (Distrito Federal).[1]

The wingspan is 24‑26 mm.[2] Adults have broad, uniformly black wings with a purplish iridescence.[3] Adults are on wing in July and August.

References

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)
  3. ↑ Additional data on the geographical distribution and adult activity of the diurnal, mimetic plume moth, Oidaematophorus chamelai (Pterophoridae)


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