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Penicillifera apicalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Bombycidae
Genus:	Penicillifera
Species:	P. apicalis
Binomial name
Penicillifera apicalis (Walker, 1862)
Synonyms
Dasychira apicalis Walker, 1862 Dasychira signifera Walker, 1862 Ocinara signifera (Walker, 1862)

Penicillifera apicalis, the Oriental white silk-moth is a moth of the family Bombycidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found from the north-eastern parts of the Himalaya to Sundaland and the Philippines.

References

• Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. " Penicillifera apicalis Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 11, 2019.

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