Chelis puengeleri explained

Chelis puengeleri is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Otto Bang-Haas in 1927. It is found in northern Scandinavia, Russia, Mongolia and Alaska.

The wingspan is 31–37 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.^[1]

The larvae feed on Salix herbacea.^[2]

This species was formerly a member of the genus Holoarctia, but was moved to Chelis along with the other species of the genera Holoarctia, Neoarctia, and Hyperborea.

Subspecies

• Chelis puengeleri puengeleri
• Chelis puengeleri fridolini (Torstenius, 1971)
• Chelis puengeleri iremelica Dubatolov, 2007 (Russia: Chelyabinsk Province)
• Chelis puengeleri perunovi Dubatolov, 1990 (Russia: South Siberian Mountains, north-western Mongolia)
• Chelis puengeleri sibirica Dubatolov, 2007 (Russia: Yakutia)

References

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Arctiidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.

Notes and References

1. http://www.lepidoptera.se/species/holoarctia_puengeleri.aspx Swedish Moths
2. http://www.nhm.uio.no/fakta/zoologi/insekter/norlep/arctiidae/puengeleri.html Norwegian Moths