''Hellinsia emmelinoida'' 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 Pterophoroidea. It is found in

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

. The species closely resembles the European ''

Emmelina monodactyla ''Emmelina monodactyla'' (T-moth or morning-glory plume moth) is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Europe, Japan, central Asia, North Africa and North America. Description The wingspan is 18–27 mm. The moths fly nearly ye ...

''. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...

is 22–24 mm. The moth flies in January, July and December.

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Ten new species of Afrotropical Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera)
Endemic fauna of Tanzania emmelinoida Moths of Africa Insects of Tanzania Moths described in 2008 Taxa named by Cees Gielis {{Oidaematophorini-stub