Antheraea pernyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Saturniidae Subfamily: Saturniinae Genus: Antheraea Species: A. pernyi
Binomial name
Antheraea pernyi (Guérin-Méneville, 1855)

Antheraea pernyi is a large moth in the family Saturniidae. It is also referred to as Chinese Tasar Oak Moth, Chinese Tussah, Oak Tussah, and Temperate Tussah. They are originally from China but are also used in silk production. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 480 pixelsFull resolution (2213 × 1328 pixel, file size: 265 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Antheraea pernyi adult female taken by Shawn Hanrahan at the Texas A&M University Insect Collection in College Station, Texas. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Animalia redirects here. ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - spiders,scorpions, etc. ... {{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Insects | fossil_range = Carboniferous - Recent | image = European honey bee extracts nectar. ... Superfamilies Butterflies Hesperioidea Papilionoidea Moths Acanthopteroctetoidea Alucitoidea Axioidea Bombycoidea Calliduloidea Choreutoidea Cossoidea Drepanoidea Epermenioidea Eriocranioidea Galacticoidea Gelechioidea Geometroidea Gracillarioidea Hedyloidea Hepialoidea Heterobathmioidea Hyblaeoidea Immoidea Incurvarioidea Lasiocampoidea Lophocoronoidea Micropterigoidea Mimallonoidea Mnesarchaeoidea Neopseustoidea Nepticuloidea Noctuoidea Palaephatoidea Pterophoroidea Pyraloidea Schreckensteinioidea Sesioidea Simaethistoidea Thyridoidea Tineoidea Tischerioidea Tortricoidea Urodoidea Whalleyanoidea Yponomeutoidea Zygaenoidea The order Lepidoptera... Subfamilies Arsenurinae Ceratocampinae Hemileucinae Agliinae Ludiinae Salassinae Saturniinae The Saturniidae, collectively known as saturniids, are among the largest and most spectacular of the lepidoptera, with an estimated 1,200 to 1,500 different species existing worldwide. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville (October 12, 1799 – January 26, 1874) was a French entomologist. ... Subfamilies Arsenurinae Ceratocampinae Hemileucinae Agliinae Ludiinae Salassinae Saturniinae The Saturniidae, collectively known as saturniids, are among the largest and most spectacular of the lepidoptera, with an estimated 1,200 to 1,500 different species existing worldwide. ... Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Cyclobalanopsis and Lithocarpus. ... A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly. ... Silk dresses Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. ...

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