Penicillifera apicalis, the Oriental white silk-moth is a moth of the family Bombycidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found from the north-eastern parts of the Himalaya to Sundaland and the Philippines.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bombycidae |
Genus: | Penicillifera |
Species: | P. apicalis
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Binomial name | |
Penicillifera apicalis (Walker, 1862)
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References
edit- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. " Penicillifera apicalis Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 11, 2019.