Chelis buraetica

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]

Chelis buraetica
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. buraetica
Binomial name
Chelis buraetica
(O. Bang-Haas, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Sibirarctia buraetica(O. Bang-Haas, 1927)
  • Micrarctia buraetica O. Bang-Haas, 1927
  • Micrarctia buraetica elwesi O.Bang-Haas, 1927
  • Micrarctia buraetica validus O. Bang-Haas, 1927

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 chajataensis Dubatolov, 1996 (mountains of eastern Yakutia)
  • Chelis buraetica validus (O.Bang-Haas, 1927) (south-western Transbaikalia)

References

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


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