Hellinsia ochracealis
| Hellinsia ochracealis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Hellinsia |
| Species: | H. ochracealis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hellinsia ochracealis (Walker, 1864) | |
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Hellinsia ochracealis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. 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)
- ↑ Additional data on the geographical distribution and adult activity of the diurnal, mimetic plume moth, Oidaematophorus chamelai (Pterophoridae)
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