Chelis dubatolovi

Chelis dubatolovi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Chelis
Species:	C. dubatolovi
Binomial name
Chelis dubatolovi (Saldaitis & Ivinskis, 2005)
Synonyms
Holoarctia dubatoloviSaldaitis & Ivinskis, 2005 [1]

Chelis dubatolovi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Saldaitis and Ivinskis in 2005. ^[2] It is found in the south-western Altai (the Belukha Mountains) and south-western Tuva (the West Tanuola Mountains) in Russia. The habitat probably consists of mountain tundra. ^[1]

This species was formerly a member of the genus Holoarctia, but was moved to Chelis along with the other species of the genera Holoarctia, Neoarctia, and Hyperborea. ^{[3] [4]}

Description and ecology

The wingspan is 30–32 mm (1.2–1.3 in). Adults are active during the daytime. The larvae are polyphagous. ^[1]

Etymology

The species is named after Russian entomologist Vladimir Dubatolov. ^[1]

References

1. Saldaitis, Aidas; Ivinskis, Povilas (2005). "Description of Holoarctia bubatolovi sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae)". Acta Zoologica Lituanica. 15 (1): 64–67. doi:10.1080/13921657.2005.10512612.
2. "Chelis dubatolovi (Saldaitis & Ivinskis, 2005)". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.256. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
3. 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. Bibcode:2016SysEn..41..844R. doi: 10.1111/syen.12194 . hdl: 10138/176841 .
4. Schmidt, B. Christian; Lafontaine, J. Donald; Troubridge, James T. (2018). "Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico IV". ZooKeys (252): 241–252. Bibcode:2018ZooK..788..241S. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.252.28500 . PMC   6189224 . PMID   30337831.