Biology:Chelis caecilia

Short description: Species of moth

Chelis caecilia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Chelis
Species:	C. caecilia
Binomial name
Chelis caecilia (Kindermann in Lederer, 1853)
Synonyms
Arctia maculosa var. caecilia Kindermann in Lederer, 1853 Cletis maculosa f. insularia W.Kozhantschikov, 1924 Arctia maculosa var. slivnoensis Rebel, 1903 Arctia maculosa aumayri Huber & Stengel, 1989

Chelis caecilia is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Kindermann in 1853. It is found in Russia (Altai, Khakasia, western Buryatia) and Mongolia.

Subspecies

• Chelis caecilia caecilia
• Chelis caecilia slivnoensis (Rebel, 1903)

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

External links

• Lepiforum.de

Wikidata ☰ Q16751115 entry