silk moths

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• Silk — This article is about a natural fiber and the textile woven from it. For other uses, see Silk (disambiguation). Four of the most important domesticated silk worms, together with their adult moth forms, Meyers Konversations Lexikon (1885 1892)… …   Wikipedia

• SILK — (Heb. מֶשִׁי, meshi). Silk is mentioned once in the Bible by Ezekiel (16:10, 13) in his description of the splendid garments of the Israelite woman. The commentators identify this meshi with silk, and there may be an etymological connection… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• silk — n. 1 a fine strong soft lustrous fibre produced by silkworms in making cocoons. 2 a similar fibre spun by some spiders etc. 3 thread or cloth made from silk fibre. 4 (in pl.) kinds of silk cloth or garments made from it, esp. as worn by a jockey… …   Useful english dictionary

• Differences between butterflies and moths — A common classification of the Lepidoptera involves their differentiation into butterflies and moths. Butterflies are a natural monophyletic group, often given the sub order Rhopalocera, which includes Papilionoidea (true butterflies),… …   Wikipedia

• List of moths of India (Bombycidae) — This article is a list of the moths of Family Bombycidae which are found in India. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of India. Entries have been checked against… …   Wikipedia

• Saturniidae — Taxobox name = Saturniids image width = 250px image caption = Promethea silkmoth, Callosamia promethea regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera unranked familia = Macrolepidoptera superfamilia = Bombycoidea… …   Wikipedia

• Lepidoptera — Taxobox name = Butterflies / skippers, moths fossil range=Jurassic Recent image width = 250px image caption = The Clipper Parthenos sylvia regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera… …   Wikipedia

• Samia cynthia — Ailanthus silkmoth Samia cynthia, adult male Scientific classification Kingdom: Animali …   Wikipedia

• Eacles imperialis — Taxobox name = Imperial moth image width = 200px image caption = Eacles imperialis , adult male regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Saturniidae subfamilia = Ceratocampinae genus = Eacles species =… …   Wikipedia

• Antheraea polyphemus — Taxobox name = Polyphemus moth image width = 250px image caption = Antheraea polyphemus , adult male name = Polyphemus moth regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Saturniidae genus = Antheraea species …   Wikipedia

• Compsilura — concinnata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia