mulberry moth

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• mulberry family — the plant family Moraceae, characterized by deciduous or evergreen trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having simple, alternate leaves, often milky sap, dense clusters of small flowers, and fruit in the form of a fleshy berry, usually hollow in… …   Universalium

• silkworm moth — any of several moths of the families Bombycidae and Saturniidae, the larvae of which are silkworms. [1805 15] * * * Any moth in the genus Bombyx (family Bombycidae). The Chinese silkworm (B. mori) has been used in commercial silk production for… …   Universalium

• silkworm moth — noun 1. moderate sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk • Syn: ↑bombycid, ↑bombycid moth • Hypernyms: ↑moth • Hyponyms: ↑domestic silkworm moth, ↑domesticated silkworm moth, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• bombycid moth — noun moderate sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk • Syn: ↑bombycid, ↑silkworm moth • Hypernyms: ↑moth • Hyponyms: ↑domestic silkworm moth, ↑domesticated silkworm moth, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• cecropia moth — ☆ cecropia moth [si krō′pē ə ] n. [< ModL Cecropia, name of a genus of mulberry trees, after CECROPS] the largest moth (Hyalophora cecropia) of the U.S., having wide brown wings, each with a crescent shaped spot of white edged in red …   English World dictionary

• Sycamore (moth) — Taxobox name = The Sycamore image size = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Noctuidae genus = Acronicta species = A. aceris binomial = Acronicta aceris binomial authority = Linnaeus, 1758The …   Wikipedia

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• Morus (plant) — Mulberry redirects here. For other uses, see Mulberry (disambiguation). For other plants called mulberry, see mulberry (plant). Mulberry Morus alba Scientific cla …   Wikipedia

• Bombyx mori — Silkworm redirects here. For other uses, see Silkworm (disambiguation). Bombyx mori Paired male (above) and female (below) …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Sericulture — Sericulture, or silk farming, is the rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk.Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, Bombyx mori is the most widely used and intensively studied. Confucious texts place the discovery …   Wikipedia