''Chelis marxi'' 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 Bang-Haas Otto Bang-Haas (20 January 1882, Dresden – 30 July 1948, Dresden) was a German entomologist and insect dealer. His collection of microlepidoptera is in the National Museum of Denmark and of Coleoptera in the Natural History Museum of Giacomo Dori ...

in 1927. It is found in Himachal Pradesh, India. This species was moved from the genus ''Palearctia'' 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.

References

* Moths described in 1927 Arctiina Taxa named by Otto Bang-Haas {{Arctiina-stub