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Hellinsia paraochracealis

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Hellinsia paraochracealis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Pterophoridae. 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

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Oidaematophorus paraochracealis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  3. ^ Additional data on the geographical distribution and adult activity of the diurnal, mimetic plume moth, Oidaematophorus chamelai (Pterophoridae)