Chelis dubatolovi
Appearance
Chelis dubatolovi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Holoarctia |
Species: | H. dubatolovi
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Binomial name | |
Holoarctia dubatolovi Saldaitis & Ivinskis, 2005
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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
- ^ Saldaitis, Aidas & Povilas Ivinskis, 2005, Description of Holoarctia dubatolovi sp. n. (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae), Acta Zoologica Lituanica 15 (1): 64-67. [1][permanent dead link ]