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UASM386347 - Argema mimosae

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Place CollectedSouth Africa

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Place CollectedSouth Africa
Accession Number UASM386347 Scientific Name Argema mimosae View Species Details » Common Name Beaded pendant with Argema mimosae cocoon Collection Method Purchased Place Collected South Africa Preparation Type dry in plastic bag Additional Notes
Beaded pendant with cocoon of Argema mimosae. Label reads: "Beaded pendant with cocoon of Argema mimosae and seeds of Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi) made by a Zulu artisan in South Africa in early 1990s. Bought by…
Beaded pendant with cocoon of Argema mimosae. Label reads: "Beaded pendant with cocoon of Argema mimosae and seeds of Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi) made by a Zulu artisan in South Africa in early 1990s. Bought by Richard S. Peigler in Sept. 2018."
Credit Line Richard Peigler Silk Collection

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"UASM386347 - Argema mimosae, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/9-587621. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Hexapoda Subclass Insecta Order Lepidoptera Suborder Ditrysia Superfamily Bombycoidea Family Saturniidae Genus Argema Species Argema mimosae
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.