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Bombycidae 890007E – 7668   Bombyx mori (Linnaeus, 1758)              Silkworm

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: mori Linnaeus 1758 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7668 arracanensis Moore & Hutton 1862 (Bombyx) brunnea Grünberg 1911 (Bombyx) croesi Moore & Hutton 1862 (Bombyx) fortunatus Moore & Hutton 1862 (Bombyx) fuscata Motschulsky 1866 (Bombyx) meridionalis Wood-Mason 1886 (Bombyx) sinensis Moore & Hutton 1862 (Bombyx) textor Moore & Hutton 1862 (Bombyx) Taxonomic Notes: Phalaena mori Linnaeus, 1758 is listed as excluded (occurring in NA only in domestication) by St Laurent (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) but is included here for reference purposes.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Franclemont, J. G., 1973. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.1: p. 24; pl. 11.17-21. order or free PDF

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