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Caterpillars of the silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) primarily feed on mulberry leaves. These caterpillars are well-known for their role in silk production and are dependent on mulberry trees for their growth and development. Additionally, other moth species, such as certain geometrid and tussock moth caterpillars, may also feed on mulberry leaves, though they are less common.
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What do silkworms mostly eat?
caterpillars mainly feed on mulberry leaves
What textile is made from the cocoons of caterpillars that eat the leaves of the mulberry tree?
The textile that is made from the cocoons of caterpillars that eat the leaves of the mulberry tree is silk. It takes about 35 days of eating mulberry leaves before the caterpillar will spin a cocoon of silk.
What kind of worms eat mulberry leaves?
A Silk worm
Will caterpillars eat all types of leaves?
Caterpillars can eat picked leaves but they must be exactly the kind of leaf on which they would naturally feed. If you try to feed them the wrong kinds of leaf they will not eat them and will starve.
Do caterpillars eat lime plants?
No Only LIME caterpillars (caterpillars which are born at lime plants/leaves) eat lime leaves. They eat leaves that they are suitable for.
Do red and black fuzzy caterpillars eat leaves if they do what kind?
milk weed
Will woolly bear caterpillars eat geranium leaves?
No. There are many kind of woolly or hairy caterpillars and they all eat very specific types of leaf.
What do Silk worms eat?
All day, Silkworms just eat Mulberry leaves!!!
Do caterpillars eat nettle leaves?
A few types of caterpillar eat nettle leaves but most caterpillars do not.
What do caterpillars eat besides leaves?
Caterpillars also eat plants and grass!
What eats the mulberry bush?
Silkworms eat the leaves of mulberry bushes
What do cup moth caterpillars eat?
most caterpillars eat leaves. it depends on what species the caterpillar is but most of the eat gumtree leaves or eucalyptus tree leaves!!
