Bombyx

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Bombyx
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Macrolepidoptera Superfamily: Bombycoidea Family: Bombycidae Genus: Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758[verification needed]
Species
Bombyx mandarina Bombyx mori

Bombyx is the genus of true silkmoths or mulberry silkmoths, moths of the family Bombycidae. It contains only two species:

• Bombyx mandarina, wild silkmoth
• Bombyx mori, domesticated silkmoth. "Silkworm" is the name usually applied to the caterpillars of this species.

The caterpillars feed on Moraceae, especially on mulberries (Morus).