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UASM386351 - Gonometa rufobrunnea

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Accession Number UASM386351 Scientific Name Gonometa rufobrunnea View Species Details » Common Name Gonometa rufobrunnea silk scarf Collection Method Purchased Preparation Type dry in plastic bag Additional Notes
Scarf made from Gonometa rufobrunnea. Label reads: "Scarf of 100% silk of Gonometa rufobrunnea knitted by Gerlinda Pahlen in Arnsberg, Germany. Mrs. Pahlen lived in Botswana in the 1990s where she acquired the…
Scarf made from Gonometa rufobrunnea. Label reads: "Scarf of 100% silk of Gonometa rufobrunnea knitted by Gerlinda Pahlen in Arnsberg, Germany. Mrs. Pahlen lived in Botswana in the 1990s where she acquired the processed wild silk from Shashe Silk (Pty) Ltd. in Francistown. The yarn was handspun in Botswana by women of the Kalanga tribe. The silk is natural colored. Sent by G. Pahlen to Richard S. Peigler in June 2024. The scarf measures 12 cm x 118 cm."
Credit Line Richard Peigler Silk Collection

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"UASM386351 - Gonometa rufobrunnea, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/9-587625. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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