Pernyi moth

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pernyi moth
    n 1: a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk [syn: {pernyi
         moth}, {Antheraea pernyi}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pernyi moth \Per"ny*i moth"\ (Zool.)
   A silk-producing moth ({Attacus Pernyi}) which feeds upon the
   oak. It has been introduced into Europe and America from
   China.
   [1913 Webster]