Hellinsia ochracealis

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

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

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.

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