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UASM386346 - Antheraea pernyi

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Place CollectedChina
Accession Number UASM386346 Scientific Name Antheraea pernyi View Species Details » Common Name Tussah silk handkerchief Collection Method Purchased Place Collected China Preparation Type dry in plastic bag Additional Notes
Handkerchief made from tussah silk (Antheraea pernyi). Label reads: "Handkerchief of tussah silk (Antheraea pernyi) made in the 1920s in China for the US export market. The silk is natural coloured, hand-reeled, and…
Handkerchief made from tussah silk (Antheraea pernyi). Label reads: "Handkerchief of tussah silk (Antheraea pernyi) made in the 1920s in China for the US export market. The silk is natural coloured, hand-reeled, and handwoven. Brocaded with colored yarns of mulberry silk. Purchased in April 2015 by RIchard S. Peigler from a seller in Wapello, Iowa, by mail-order."
Credit Line Richard Peigler Silk Collection

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"UASM386346 - Antheraea pernyi, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/9-587620. Accessed 18 May. 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.