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UASM391996 - Samia cynthia ricini

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Collected ByPeigler, R. S. Date Collected2018-12

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Collected ByPeigler, R. S. Date Collected2018-12
Accession Number UASM391996 Scientific Name Samia cynthia ricini View Species Details » Common Name Red eri silk yarn Collected By Peigler, R. S. Date Collected 2018-12 Collection Method purchase Preparation Type dry in plastic bag Additional Notes Skein of eri silk yarn. Label reads: "Skein of handspun yarn of eri silk (Samia ricini). Natural colored. Bought in December 2018 from India by Richard S. Peigler. It is fair-trade (poverty alleviation)." Credit Line Richard Peigler Silk Collection

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"UASM391996 - Samia cynthia ricini, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/9-467964. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Hexapoda Subclass Insecta Order Lepidoptera Suborder Ditrysia Superfamily Bombycoidea Family Saturniidae Genus Samia Species Samia cynthia ricini
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Taxonomic Hierarchy for University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

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This hierarchy is created from our museum records, it may not always accurately reflect modern taxonomies.