Hellinsia chamelai

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

Hellinsia chamelai is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Mexico and Costa Rica.

Adults are black and have enlarged scale tufts on the hind legs. The wings have a purplish iridescence. They have a wasp-like appearance. Adults are primarily diurnal, which is unusual for the Pterophoridae family. They have been recorded in July, August, September, October and December in Mexico and in June in Costa Rica.[1]

References

  1. ^ Additional data on the geographical distribution and adult activity of the diurnal, mimetic plume moth, Oidaematophorus chamelai (Pterophoridae)
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