Hellinsia ochracealis

Hellinsia ochracealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. ochracealis
Binomial name
	Hellinsia ochracealis; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Utuca ochracealis Walker, 1864; Oidaematophorus ochracealis;

Hellinsia ochracealis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Brazil,[1] Nicaragua, Colombia[2] and Peru.

The wingspan is 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in).[3] Adults have broad, uniformly black wings with a purplish iridescence.[4] Adults are on wing in January, March and July.

References

Generic revision of the superfamily Pterophoroidea (Lepidoptera)
Fauna Entomologica De Nicaragua
"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.
Additional data on the geographical distribution and adult activity of the diurnal, mimetic plume moth, Oidaematophorus chamelai (Pterophoridae)

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[1] Generic revision of the superfamily Pterophoroidea (Lepidoptera)

[2] Fauna Entomologica De Nicaragua

[3] "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.

[4] Additional data on the geographical distribution and adult activity of the diurnal, mimetic plume moth, Oidaematophorus chamelai (Pterophoridae)