Penicillifera lactea

Penicillifera lactea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bombycidae
Genus: Penicillifera
Species: P. lactea
Binomial name
Penicillifera lactea
(Hutton, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Ocinara lactea Hutton, 1865

Penicillifera lactea is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It is found from eastern Afghanistan to India (Assam).

The wingspan is 25–40 mm. The ground colour is white with grey and dark brown markings.[1]

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