Chelis dahurica

Chelis dahurica is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. It is found in Russia (southern Urals, south-western Siberia, Altai, Saur, Transbaikalia) and the Mongolian steppe.[1]

Chelis dahurica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Chelis
Species:
C. dahurica
Binomial name
Chelis dahurica
(Boisduval, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Chelonia dahurica Boisduval, 1834
  • Arctia gruneri Staudinger, 1867
  • Arctia maculosa var. sojota Tschetverikov, 1904

The wingspan is about 40 mm.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Chelis dahurica (Boisduval, 1832)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  2. Lepiforum.de


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