museum-digital
CTRL + Y
en

Bombyx mori

"Bombyx mori, the domestic silk moth, is an insect from the moth family Bombycidae. It is the closest relative of Bombyx mandarina, the wild silk moth. The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of a silk moth. It is an economically important insect, being a primary producer of silk. A silkworm´s preferred food are white mulberry leaves, though they may eat other mulberry species and even the osage orange. Domestic silk moths are entirely dependent on humans for reproduction, as a result of millennia of selective breeding. Wild silk moths (other species of Bombyx) are not as commercially viable in the production of silk." - (en.wikipedia.org 26.05.2022)

Objects and visualizations

Relations to objects

Seidenraupen in allen Wachstumsphasen und ein Kokon auf einem MaulbeerzweigNova RepertaSer, sive Sericus VermisSer, sive Sericus Vermis[Titelblatt]: Vermis Sericus[Titelblatt]: Vermis Sericus
Show objects

[Last update: ]