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]

Chelis dubatolovi
Scientific classification Edit this 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 dubatolovi Saldaitis & Ivinskis, 2005[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

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

Etymology

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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. 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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.252.28500. PMC 6189224. PMID 30337831.