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

MU
FU

35-50 mm

    Regional distr. - legend
    Phenogram based on the 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
    Extinct
    Extinct in the wild
    Critically endangered
    Endangered
    Vulnerable
    Near Threatened
    Least Concern
    Lower Risk
    Legally protected
    CITES
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