| Black-spotted schrankia moth | |
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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. macula
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| Binomial name | |
| Schrankia macula | |
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Schrankia macula, the black-spotted schrankia moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1891. It is found from North America (including Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia)[3] to Central America.
The wingspan is 13–18 mm. The forewings are dark brown or gray except for a yellowish area beyond the postmedian line. The hindwings are light gray with an indistinct median line.
The larvae feed on a species of bracket fungus.[4]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Schrankia macula.
- ^ Pekarsky, O. (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.
- ^ Savela, Markku (July 31, 2019). "Schrankia macula (Druce, 1891)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ "930668.00 – 8431 – Schrankia macula – Black-spotted Schrankia Moth – (Druce, 1891)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ McLeod, Robin; Cotinis & Heiman, Maury (November 21, 2013). "Species Schrankia macula - Black-spotted Schrankia - Hodges#8431". BugGuide. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
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