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Erebidae 930237 – 8160.1   Chelis lafontainei (Ferguson, 1985)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: lafontainei (Ferguson, 1985) (Neoarctia) Taxonomic Notes: Chelis lafontainei (Ferguson, 1985), n. sp.: Entomography, 3: 181-275. This species was formerly in the genus Neoarctia, n. syn. of Chelis in Ronka et al. (2016), Systematic Entomology: 41(4): 844-853.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Ronka, K., J. Mappes, L. Kaila, N. Wahlberg, 2016. Putting Parasemia in its phylogenetic place: a molecular analysis of the subtribe Arctiina (Lepidoptera). Systematic Entomology, 41(4): 844-853.

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