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Bombycidae
Family of moths / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bombycidae are a family of moths known as silkworm moths. The best-known species is Bombyx mori (Linnaeus), or domestic silk moth, native to northern China and domesticated for millennia. Another well-known species is Bombyx mandarina, also native to Asia.
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Caterpillars of the domestic silk moth (Bombyx mori), age 30 days | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Bombycoidea |
Family: | Bombycidae Leach in Samouelle, 1819[1][2] |
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