Chelis buraetica

Chelis buraetica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Chelis
Species:	C. buraetica
Binomial name
	Chelis buraetica; (O. Bang-Haas, 1927)
Synonyms
	Sibirarctia buraetica(O. Bang-Haas, 1927); Micrarctia buraeticaO. Bang-Haas, 1927; Micrarctia buraetica elwesiO.Bang-Haas, 1927; Micrarctia buraetica validusO. Bang-Haas, 1927;

Last updated December 28, 2025

Chelis buraetica is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Otto Bang-Haas in 1927. It is found in Russia (Altai, Tuva, Sayan, Baikal, Transbaikalia, Yakutia) and Mongolia.^[1]

This species was moved from the genus Sibirarctia to Chelis as a result of phylogenetic research published in 2016.^[2]

Subspecies

Chelis buraetica buraetica (south-eastern Atlai, Tuva, Baikal, Transbaikalia, central Yakutia, Mongolia)
Chelis buraetica chajataensisDubatolov, 1996 (mountains of eastern Yakutia)
Chelis buraetica validus(O.Bang-Haas, 1927) (south-western Transbaikalia)

References

↑ Savela, Markku. "Sibirarctia buraetica (Bang-Haas, 1927)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
↑ Rönkä, Katja; Mappes, Johanna; Kaila, Lauri; Wahlberg, Niklas (2016). "Putting Parasemia in its phylogenetic place: a molecular analysis of the subtribe Arctiina (Lepidoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 41 (4): 844–853. doi: 10.1111/syen.12194 . hdl: 10138/176841 .

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Sibirarctia buraetica (Bang-Haas, 1927)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 15, 2018.

[Rönkä2016-2] Rönkä, Katja; Mappes, Johanna; Kaila, Lauri; Wahlberg, Niklas (2016). "Putting Parasemia in its phylogenetic place: a molecular analysis of the subtribe Arctiina (Lepidoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 41 (4): 844–853. doi: 10.1111/syen.12194 . hdl: 10138/176841 .

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