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UASM386324 - Antheraea pernyi

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Place CollectedChina
Accession Number UASM386324 Scientific Name Antheraea pernyi View Species Details » Common Name Chinese oak tussah silk fabric Collection Method purchase Place Collected China Preparation Type dry in plastic bag Additional Notes
Fabric made from tussah silk (Antheraea pernyi), made in China. Label reads: "Fabric of tussah silk (Antheraea pernyi) made in China. The silk is machine woven, and natural colored. Purchased in March 2016 by…
Fabric made from tussah silk (Antheraea pernyi), made in China. Label reads: "Fabric of tussah silk (Antheraea pernyi) made in China. The silk is machine woven, and natural colored. Purchased in March 2016 by Richard S. Peigler by mail-order from Oriental Silk Exports in Los Angeles. The variety of tussah is a Jacquard weave. Made for export to Italian designers. Paid price per yard: US$26.95"
Credit Line Richard Peigler Silk Collection

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"UASM386324 - Antheraea pernyi, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/9-467970. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Hexapoda Subclass Insecta Order Lepidoptera Suborder Ditrysia Superfamily Bombycoidea Family Saturniidae Genus Antheraea Species Antheraea pernyi
This hierarchy is created from our museum records, it may not always accurately reflect modern taxonomies.

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.