Schrankia pelicano
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Schrankia |
| Species: | S. pelicano
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| Schrankia pelicano Pekarsky, 2012
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Schrankia pelicano is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Oleg Pekarsky in 2012. It is found in Sichuan in south-western China.
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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- ^ Pekarsky, Oleg (2012). "A new species of Schrankia Hübner, 1825 from China (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Hypenodinae)". ZooKeys (242): 43–50. doi:10.3897/zookeys.242.3856. PMC 3561679. PMID 23378796.
Categories:
- Moths described in 2012
- Hypenodinae
- Hypenodinae stubs