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Silk moth may refer to
Moths that produce silk in their larval stage, including many Saturniidae, Bombycidae, and Apatelodidae moths.
The moth superfamily Bombycoidea, in contrast to other silk-producing moth groups.
The moth family Bombycidae, in contrast to other silk-producing moth families.
domestic silkmoth, is a moth species belonging to the family Bombycidae. It is the closest relative of Bombyx mandarina, the wild silkmoth. Silkworm...
Silkmoth may refer to Moths that produce silk in their larval stage, including many Saturniidae, Bombycidae, and Apatelodidae moths. The moth superfamily...
Not all silk is produced by Bombyx mori. There are several species of Saturniidae that also are farmed for their silk, such as the ailanthus moth (Samia...
Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae, a group commonly named the giant silkmoths. The moth has lime-green wings and a white body. Its caterpillars are also...
largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor moths, royal moths, and giant silkmoths (or wild silkmoths). Adults are characterized...
angles, thus producing different colors. Silk is produced by several insects; but, generally, only the silk of moth caterpillars has been used for textile...
silk spinning moth, the ailanthus silkmoth (Samia cynthia), lives on Ailanthus leaves, and yields a silk more durable and cheaper than mulberry silk,...
concealed in the leaf litter. The silk in the cocoon of the silkmoth can be unraveled to harvest silk fibre which makes this moth the most economically important...
species of silkmoth, Antheraea paphia and A. assamensis, while the silk from Chanhu-daro may be from a Philosamia species (eri silk), and this silk appears...
The production of silk originated in Neolithic China within the Yangshao culture (4th millennium BC). Though it would later reach other places in the world...
caesar, and in wing surface area by the Hercules moth (Coscinocera hercules). As in most silkmoths, females are noticeably larger and heavier than males...
Ahimsa silk (ahiṃsā: Sanskrit for 'nonviolence') is a method of nonviolent silk breeding and harvesting. Wild silkmoths are bred rather than the domestic...
the wild silkmoth, is a species of moth in the family Bombycidae. It is the closest relative of Bombyx mori, the domesticated silkmoth. The silkworm...
Another type of eri silk is "Ailanthus silkmoth", refers to the host plant, Borkesseu, Ailanthus excelsa, practiced in China. Eri silk is also known as...
of true silkmoths or mulberry silkmoths of the family Bombycidae, also known as silkworms, which are the larvae or caterpillars of silkmoths. The genus...
cecropia, the cecropia moth, is North America's largest native moth. It is a member of the family Saturniidae, or giant silkmoths. Females have been documented...
Used for tussar silk production, they have been distributed more widely across subtropical and tropical Asia. Unlike the domestic silkmoth which is entirely...
assamensis, known as the muga silkworm as a larva and Assam silkmoth as an adult, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described...
Antheraea yamamai, the Japanese silkmoth or Japanese oak silkmoth (Japanese: yamamayu(ga) (山繭(蛾)・ヤママユ(ガ)) or tensan (天蚕)) is a moth of the family Saturniidae...
Rothschildia erycina, or Rothschild's silkmoth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by George Shaw in 1796. It is found from Mexico to...
rubicunda, the rosy maple moth, is a small North American moth in the family Saturniidae, also known as the great silkmoths. It was first described by...
polyphemus, the Polyphemus moth, is a North American member of the family Saturniidae, the giant silkmoths. It is a tan-colored moth, with an average wingspan...
The Silk Road (Chinese: 丝绸之路) was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over 6,400...
Tussar silk (alternatively spelled as tussah, tushar, tassar, tussore, tasar, tussur, or tusser, and also known as (Sanskrit) kosa silk) is produced from...
tail span of 15 cm (5.9 inches), making it one of the world's largest silkmoths. The males have long, feathery antennas and the females have thin antennas...
potent defensive chemicals in any animal is produced by the South American silkmoth genus Lonomia. Its venom is an anticoagulant powerful enough to cause...
locally. The production of Thai silk begins with the Bombyx mori, a small silk worm that comes from the eggs of a silkmoth. For their first year, these...
Anisota virginiensis, the pink-striped oakworm moth, is a species of silkmoth of the family Saturniidae. The female's wings are purplish red with ochre-yellow...
The Psychidae (bagworm moths, also simply bagworms or bagmoths) are a family of the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). The bagworm family is fairly...
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