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Chelis dubatolovi

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Chelis dubatolovi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Holoarctia
Species:
H. dubatolovi
Binomial name
Holoarctia dubatolovi
Saldaitis & Ivinskis, 2005

Holoarctia dubatolovi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Saldaitis and Ivinskis in 2005. 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

The wingspan is 30-–32 mm. The forewings are transparent black with yellow cross lines and spots. The hindwings are transparent black with a yellow spot at the marginal edge. Adults are active during the daytime.

The larvae are probably polyphagous.

Etymology

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

References

  1. ^ Saldaitis, Aidas & Povilas Ivinskis, 2005, Description of Holoarctia dubatolovi sp. n. (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae), Acta Zoologica Lituanica 15 (1): 64-67. [1][permanent dead link]