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Hellinsia paraochracealis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. paraochracealis
Binomial name
Hellinsia paraochracealis (Gielis, 1992)
Synonyms
Oidaemathophora paraochracealis Gielis, 1992

Hellinsia paraochracealis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Brazil (Distrito Federal).

The wingspan is 24‑26 mm. Adults have broad, uniformly black wings with a purplish iridescence. Adults are on wing in July and August.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Oidaematophorus paraochracealis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
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.
3. Additional data on the geographical distribution and adult activity of the diurnal, mimetic plume moth, Oidaematophorus chamelai (Pterophoridae)

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