''Schrankia howarthi'' is a species of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...

. The length of the forewings is 4–8 mm.

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Evolution of cave living in Hawaiian ''Schrankia'' (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with description of a remarkable new cave species
{{Taxonbar, from=Q7432815 Endemic moths of Hawaii Hypenodinae Moths described in 2009