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.

The true silkmoths (Bombycidae) used to be a species rich family. However, after the removel of the Apatelodinae and Phiditiinae (both now separate families) and the Oberthueriinae and Prismostictinae (both now placed in an expanded Endromidae) there are only 202 species left in …

Family Bombycidae (silkworm moths) 350 species worldwide except Europe; most common in Asian and New World tropics; includes the domesticated silkworm (Bombyx mori); related family: Eupterotidae.

Bombycoidea is a superfamily of moths, including the silk moths, giant silk moths, sphinx moths, saturniids, and relatives. The superfamily Lasiocampoidea is a close relative and was historically sometimes merged in this group.

The silkworm, Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae), is an economically important and truly domesticated insect widely distributed in many regions, especially China, India, Japan, and Korea.

Bombyx mori, commonly known as the domestic silk moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Bombycidae. It is the closest relative of Bombyx mandarina, the wild silk moth.

The family Bombycidae, commonly known as silkworm moths, are medium-sized moths notable for their role in silk production. Originating primarily from Asia, these moths have been of economic and cultural significance for thousands of years.

Silkworms (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae), which are used to produce silk protein fibre, are the common caterpillars that have a potential to be used for chicken feeding.

2018年11月20日 · The family Bombycidae (sensu Minet, 1994) is a diverse group of species belonging to the superfamily Bombycoidea. It is an economically important group of moth species, containing well-known silk-producing insects, as well as many pests of agriculture and forestry.

Bombycoidea is an ecologically diverse and speciose superfamily of Lepidoptera. The superfamily includes many model organisms, but the taxonomy and classification of the superfamily has remained largely in disarray. Here we present a global checklist of Bombycoidea.