''Chelis kindermanni'' is a
moth in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. It was described by
Otto Staudinger in 1867. It is found in
Russia (southern Urals, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Altai, Khakasi, Baikal, Transbaikalia, Middle Amur, southern Primorye),
Mongolia and
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
(Qinghai, Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Liaonin).
This species was moved from the genus ''Sibirarctia'' to ''
Chelis
''Chelis'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macr ...
'' as a result of phylogenetic research published in 2016.
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Subspecies
*''Chelis kindermanni kindermanni''
*''Chelis kindermanni albovittata'' (Rothschild, 1910) (Tibet)
*''Chelis kindermanni pomona'' (Staudinger, 1897) (southern banks of Lake Baikal, Transbaikalia, Upper Amur, Mongolia)
*''Chelis kindermanni pretiosa'' (Staudinger, 1887) (Middle Amur, Primorye, Heilongjiang)
References
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Moths described in 1867
Arctiina
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