| Schrankia pelicano | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 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.
Etymology
The species name refers to the resemblance of the opened male genitalia to a pelican.
References
- Pekarsky, Oleg (2012). "A new species of Schrankia Hübner, 1825 from China (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Hypenodinae)". ZooKeys (242): 43–50. Bibcode:2012ZooK..242...43P. doi:10.3897/zookeys.242.3856. PMC 3561679. PMID 23378796.
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