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UASM386323 - Gonometa rufobrunnea

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Date Collected2018-0

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Date Collected2018-0

Accession Number UASM386323 Scientific Name Gonometa rufobrunnea View Species Details » Common Name Gonometa rufobrunnea silk scarf Date Collected 2018-0 Collection Method purchase Preparation Type dry in plastic bag Additional Notes

Pair of ankle rattles made from Gonometa rufobrunnea cocoons. Label reads: "Ankle rattles composed of moth cocoons of Gonometa rufobrunnea (Lasiocampidae), made by Tswana women of the Bahurutshe tribe living near Thamaga in southeastern Botswana. These rattles are worn during ceremonial dances. Purchased in January 2018 by Richard S. Peigler from an internet seller. The cocoons contain gravel, and several cocoons have small holes in their sides where parasitoids exited, probably Chalcididae. See article by R. Peigler & Rolf Oberprieler (2017) in Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, Volume 38, Number 2-3, Pages 113-120"

Credit Line Richard Peigler Silk Collection

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"UASM386323 - Gonometa rufobrunnea, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/9-467969. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Hexapoda Subclass Insecta Order Lepidoptera Suborder Ditrysia Superfamily Bombycoidea Family Lasiocampidae Genus Gonometa Species Gonometa rufobrunnea

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Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Arthropoda
  - Subphylum Chelicerata
    - Class Arachnida
  - Class Hexapoda
    - Subclass Insecta

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