Penicillifera apicalis Walker, 1862 is a animal in the Bombycidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Penicillifera apicalis Walker, 1862
Penicillifera apicalis, the Oriental white silk-moth, is a bombycid moth described in 1862 found across South and Southeast Asia.
Penicillifera apicalis, commonly known as the Oriental white silk-moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Bombycidae. It was first formally described by Francis Walker in 1862. This moth's distribution ranges from the northeastern region of the Himalaya to Sundaland and the Philippines.
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Bombyx mandarina Moore, 1872
Ocinara albicollis Walker, 1862
Epia muscosa Butler, 1878
Ernolatia moorei Hutton, 1865
Trilocha varians Walker, 1855
Gastridiota adoxima Turner, 1902
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