Biology:Chelis simplonica
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Short description: Species of moth
| Chelis simplonica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Chelis |
| Species: | C. simplonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Chelis simplonica (Boisduval, 1840)
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Chelis simplonica is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1840. It is found in the Alps[1] of Switzerland , France , and Italy. It has also been recorded from the Cantabrian Mountains north-western Spain . The habitat consists of mountain meadows and pastures.
Adults are on wing in July.
The larvae are polyphagous and have been recorded feeding on Galium, Plantago and Achillea species. The larvae overwinter twice.[2]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Chelis simplonica (Boisduval, 1840)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/chelis/#simplonica. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ↑ Lepidoptera and Their Ecology
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13462540 entry
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