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Schrankia pelicano

Schrankia pelicano
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
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 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.

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


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