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 in a family Pterophoridae that is found in Mexico and Costa Rica.

The wingspan is 22–25 millimetres (0.87–0.98 in). 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 family Pterophoridae. They have been recorded in July, August, September, October and December in Mexico and in June in Costa Rica.[1] Adults are on wing from June and July to October, and in December.

The hostplant is unknown, but adults have been recorded flying in daytime around flowers of an arboreal Croton species.[2]

References

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

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

[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.