''Heliozela biprominens'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

Heliozelidae A family of primitive monotrysian moths in the order Lepidoptera, Heliozelidae are small, metallic day-flying moths with shiny smooth heads. In Europe the small adult moths (genera ''Antispila'' and ''Heliozela'') are seldom noticed as they fly qu ...

. It was described by Lee, Hirowatari and Kuroko in 2006 and is endemic to

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

(Honshu). The length of the forewings is . The forewings are pale greyish ochreous with brassy reflections. The hindwings are pale grey with brassy reflections.

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* Moths described in 2006 Endemic fauna of Japan Heliozelidae Moths of Japan {{Heliozelidae-stub