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Schrankia pelicano
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. [1]

Etymology

The species name refers to the resemblance of the opened male genitalia to a pelican.

References

  1. ^ 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.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Schrankia pelicano
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. [1]

Etymology

The species name refers to the resemblance of the opened male genitalia to a pelican.

References

  1. ^ 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.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.



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