Chelis simplonica is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1840. It is found in the Alps[1] of Switzerland, France and Italy. It has also been recorded from the Cantabrian Mountains north-western Spain. The habitat consists of mountain meadows and pastures.
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Chelis |
Species: | C. simplonica |
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Chelis simplonica (Boisduval, 1840) | |
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Adults are on wing in July.
The larvae are polyphagous and have been recorded feeding on Galium, Plantago and Achillea species. The larvae overwinter twice.[2]
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Chelis simplonica |
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Chelonia simplonica |
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