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Definition of Antheraea pernyi
1. Noun. A Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk.
Generic synonyms: Saturniid, Saturniid Moth
Group relationships: Antheraea, Genus Antheraea
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antheraea Pernyi
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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