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The scientific name of silk worm is Bombyx mori
Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bombycidae
Genus: Bombyx
Species: mori
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What are the sources of silk?
silk is made from silkworms..siffat is so fatttttt she is in love with hash (love)they want to get married and have millions of kids
What type of climate silk is produced in?
Cool temperate. Silk is produced by the larvae of a moth which feeds on the Mulberry Tree (Morus alba), these are decidiuous trees which are found in cool temerate climates where there is a definite summer and winter season.
What is the smallest moth?
The atlas moth is the widest moth in the world. Its wing span can reach up to a foot across.
What is the difference between artificial silk and pure silk?
pure silk comes from silk fibers artificial silk comes from fibers that soft and "feel silky".
What are the properties of the material silk?
when silk is stretched, it can easily return to it's normal shape/length. THANKS!hope this helped
What happens if a female silk moth mates a female silk moth?
A female silk moth cannot and will not mate with a female silk moth. She will mate with a male silk moth if one is available. If not, she will simply die.
What are the different types of silkmoths?
There are four common types of silk moths. They are the bombyx silk moth, the antheraea paphia tasar silk moth, the muga silk moth, and the samia Cynthia eri silk moth.
What varity of silk moth are and what problems are encountered?
silk moth are reared from sheeps.
How many types of silk moths are found in India?
Four types of silk moths: 1. Bombyx mori Silk moth 2. Antheraea paphia Tasar silk moth 3. Antherae assamensis Muga silk moth 4. Samia cynthia Eri silk moth
What varity of silk moth are reared and what problems are encountered?
silk moth are reared from sheeps.
What is the life history of silk moth?
The silk moth starts as an egg. It grows to larva, then to pupa.
How many varities of silk moths are formed in India?
There are five varieties of silk moths found in India. These silk moths in India include the Muga, the Tasar, the Oak Tasar, the Eri, and the Muga.
What is silk?
Silk is the secretion from the spinnerets of the silk moth larva (it's cocoon).
What animal makes silk?
Silkworms. they have to be a moth before they make silk
Can adult silk moths fly?
If by silk moth you mean Bombyx mori, the moth used to produce silk commercially, then no. If you mean the Saturniid moths, often called "silk moths" colloquially, then yes.
Why is a cocoon that produces a live silk moth usless for making silk cloth?
If the moth hatches, it chews its way out of the cocoon, cutting all the silk fibers. for silk production, the caterpillar is killed before it hatches, so the silk strands can be unwound and remain whole.
What British moth spins silk?
non it spins a silk like a spider to fight
