Schrankia pelicano

Schrankia pelicano
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Hypenodinae
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.

References

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