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]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pernyi moth n 1: a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk [syn: pernyi moth, Antheraea pernyi]