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  1. Europe
  2. Bombyx mori
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Bombyx mori(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Bombycidae
  2. Bombycinae
  3. Bombyx
  4.  mori
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TL: China

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35-50 mm

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  • China
  • Spain
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    AfrikaansSywurm
    AzərbaycancaTut ipəkqurdu
    CatalàCuc de seda
    ČeskyBourec morušový
    DanskÆgte Silkesommerfugl
    DeutschEchter Seidenspinner
    Eesti keelSiidikedrik
    EnglishSilkworm-moth
    EspañolMariposa de seda
    FrançaisBombyx du mûrier
    LietuviųŠilkverpis
    MagyarSelyemlepke
    NederlandsZijdevlinder
    NorskSilkeorm
    PolskiJedwabnik morwowy
    PortuguêsBicho-da-seda
    RomânăТутовый шелкопряд
    SlovenčinaPriadka morušová
    SlovenščinaSviloprejka
    SrpskiСвилена буба
    SuomeksiSilkkiperhonen
    SvenskaSilkesfjäril
    Türkçeİpek böceği
    ΕλληνικάΜεταξοσκώληκας
    БеларускаяТутавы шаўкапрад
    БългарскиКопринена пеперуда
    РусскийТутовый шелкопряд
    УкраїнськаШовковичний шовкопряд
    ҚазақшаЖібеккөбелек
    ქართულითუთის აბრეშუმხვევია
    中文家蠶
    日本語カイコ
    ייִדישטוואי המשי
    العربيةدودة القز
    زبان_فارسیکرم ابریشم
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    MoraceaeMorus albaWhite Mulberry
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeScorzonera
    FagaceaeFagusBeech
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Bombyx arracanensisMoore & Hutton, 1862
    Bombyx croesiMoore & Hutton, 1862
    Bombyx fortunatusMoore & Hutton, 1862
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Japanese Moths
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön

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Adult, upperside.

Daniel Garcia GonzalezSpain, Villajoyosa

Female laying eggs.

Nieznany?

Adult.

Aneta BalcerkiewiczSri Lanka, Beruwala

Adult, underside.

Aneta BalcerkiewiczSri Lanka, Beruwala

Female.

Instytut Włókien Naturalnych PoznańPoland, Poznań

Larva.

Josef DvořákCzech Republic

Larvae.

Aneta BalcerkiewiczSri Lanka, Beruwala

Cocoon.

Aneta BalcerkiewiczSri Lanka, Beruwala

Eggs.

Aneta BalcerkiewiczSri Lanka, Beruwala
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