Definition of Antheraea pernyi

1. Noun. A Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk.

Exact synonyms: Pernyi Moth
Generic synonyms: Saturniid, Saturniid Moth
Group relationships: Antheraea, Genus Antheraea

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antheraea Pernyi

Antarcticans
Antares
Antedon
Antedonidae
Antennaria
Antennaria dioica
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Antennariidae
Anthea
Anthemis arvensis
Anthemis cotula
Anthemis nobilis
Anthemis tinctoria
Antheraea
Antheraea mylitta
Antheraea pernyi (current term)
Antheraea polyphemus
Anthericum
Anthericum liliago
Anthericum torreyi
Antheropeas
Antheropeas wallacei
Anthidium
Anthoceropsida
Anthoceros
Anthocerotaceae
Anthocerotales
Anthomyia
Anthomyia canicularis
Anthonomus

Literary usage of Antheraea pernyi

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions and Annual Report by North Staffordshire Field Club (1892)
"... silkworm, Antheraea pernyi ; i. Larva of Bombyx mori ; _;'. Male and female moths of Bombyx mori ; k. Cocoons of the mulberry-fed silkworm, Bombyx mori, ..."

2. Manchuria: Its People, Resources and Recent History by Alexander Hosie (1904)
"... and neither mulberry nor ailanthus-fed silk can be considered a factor in the silk production and trade of Manchuria. Antheraea pernyi is ..."

3. Manchuria, Its People, Resources and Recent History: With Map, Diagrams and by Alexander Hosie (1904)
"... and neither mulberry nor ailanthus-fed silk can be considered a factor in the silk production and trade of Manchuria. Antheraea pernyi is ..."

4. Bibliotheca Zoologica by Julius Victor Carus, Wilhelm Engelmann (1890)
"Antheraea pernyi. Berce, (E.), [Sur nn métis des Bombyx Pernyi et Yama-mai.] in: Ann. Soc. Ent France. 5. Sér. T. 4. 1874. Bullet, p. CCLIV—CCLV. ..."

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