Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Noctuoidea Genus Chelis Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Family Erebidae Scientific name Chelis maculosa Rank Species | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Spiris striata, Cymbalophora pudica, Spilosoma urticae, Ocnogyna | ||
Chelis maculosa is a tiger moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Southern and Central Europe up to Hungary, in eastern direction it occurs through Ukraine, Southern Russia, Kazakhstan to north-western regions of Chinese Xinjiang.
The wingspan is 32–34 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Galium verum and at times also other Galium species.
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