| Bombyx mori | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 
TL: China
35-50 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular 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
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Moraceae Morus alba White Mulberry  - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Scorzonera Fagaceae Fagus Beech  
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Bombyx arracanensis Moore & Hutton, 1862 Bombyx croesi Moore & Hutton, 1862 Bombyx fortunatus Moore & Hutton, 1862  
- Links
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Language Website Authors 
 Japanese Moths 
 Lepiforum e. V. 
 Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei 
 North American Moth Photographers Group 
 Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön  
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