Penicillifera is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae. The genus was erected by Wolfgang Dierl in 1978.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bombycidae |
| Subfamily: | Bombycinae |
| Genus: | Penicillifera Dierl, 1978[1] |
| Type species | |
| Dasychira apicalis Walker, 1862
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Selected species edit
- Penicillifera apicalis (Walker, 1862)
- Penicillifera infuscata Dierl, 1978
- Penicillifera lactea (Hutton, 1865)
- Penicillifera tamsi (Lemée, 1950)
References edit
Wikispecies has information related to Penicillifera.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Penicillifera Dierl, 1978". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 6, 2018.