Hellinsia chamelai is a moth in a family Pterophoridae that is found in Mexico and Costa Rica.
The wingspan is . They have been recorded in July, August, September, October and December in Mexico and in June in Costa Rica.Additional data on the geographical distribution and adult activity of the diurnal, mimetic plume moth, Oidaematophorus chamelai (Pterophoridae) 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.
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