Schrankia pelicano
| Schrankia pelicano | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Schrankia |
| Species: | S. pelicano |
| Binomial name | |
| Schrankia pelicano Pekarsky, 2012 | |
Schrankia pelicano is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in south-western China (Sichuan).
The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The ground color of the forewings is grey brown and the hindwings are ochreous grey.[1]
Etymology
The species name refers to the resemblance of the opened male genitalia to a pelican.
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- ↑ Pekarsky, O. (2012). "A new species of Schrankia Hübner, 1825 from China (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Hypenodinae)". ZooKeys 242 (242): 43–50. doi:10.3897/zookeys.242.3856. PMC 3561679. PMID 23378796.
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