Schrankia pelicano

Schrankia pelicano
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
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 family Erebidae. 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.

References

  1. 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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