Chelis glaphyra is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Eduard Friedrich Eversmann in 1843. It is found in eastern Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the central Tien Shan and China (Xinjiang).[1]
| Chelis glaphyra | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Chelis |
| Species: | C. glaphyra |
| Binomial name | |
| Chelis glaphyra (Eversmann, 1843) | |
| Synonyms | |
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This species was moved from the genus Palearctia to Chelis as a result of phylogenetic research published in 2016.[2][3]
Subspecies
- Chelis glaphyra glaphyra (eastern Kazakhstan)
- Chelis glaphyra aksuensis O. Bang-Haas, 1927 (Kyrgyzstan, China: Xinjiang)
- Chelis glaphyra dublitzkyi (O.Bang-Haas, 1927) (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan)
- Chelis glaphyra manni (Staudinger, 1881) (north-eastern Tien Shan)
References
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.