Chelis maculosa

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Chelis maculosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Chelis
Species:
C. maculosa
Binomial name
Chelis maculosa
(Gerning, 1780)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena Bombyx maculosa[Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
  • Arctia maculosa monacensisOsthelder, 1933
  • Chelis maculosa boursiniDaniel, 1935
  • Arctia maculosa var. arragonensisStaudinger, 1894
  • Chelis maculosa centralhispanicaDaniel, 1935
  • Chelis maculosa serraticaAgenjo, 1937
  • Chelis maculosa arragonensisStaudinger, 1894
  • Bombyx honestaTauscher, 1806
  • Chelonia mannerheimiDuponchel, 1836
  • Arctia maculosa stertziSchulz, 1902
  • Arctia maculosa latinaTurati, 1909
  • Chelis maculosa boursiniDaniel, 1935
  • Chelis maculosa nordibericaAgenjo, 1937
  • Chelis maculosa arlanzonaAgenjo, 1937

Chelis maculosaSpeckled Pellicle [1] is a tiger moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Southern and Central Europe up to Hungary, in eastern direction it occurs through Ukraine, Southern Russia, Kazakhstan to north-western regions of Chinese Xinjiang.

Contents

The wingspan is 32–34 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Galium verum and at times also other Galium species.

Subspecies

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References

  1. "Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa". www.leps.it. Retrieved 2020-02-05.