Biology:Penicillifera apicalis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Penicillifera apicalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| 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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| Synonyms | |
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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 .
References
- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. " Penicillifera apicalis Walker". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-3/bombycidae/bombycidae_5_1.php. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q6798760 entry
