Biology:Schrankia pelicano

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Schrankia pelicano
Scientific classification edit
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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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.242.3856. PMID 23378796. Bibcode2012ZooK..242...43P.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

Wikidata ☰ Q7432828 entry