Bombyx mori

Bombyx mori

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombyciformes

Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Cladus: Pterygota Cladus: Metapterygota Cladus: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Endopterygota Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Infraordo: Heteroneura Divisio: Ditrysia Sectio: Cossina Subsectio: Bombycina Superfamilia: Bombycoidea Series: Bombyciformes

Familia: Bombycidae
Subfamilia: Bombycinae
Genus: Bombyx
Species: Bombyx mori

Name

Bombyx mori (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type locality: China.

Holotype: LSL. male ♂.

Synonyms

• Phalaena (Bombyx) mori Linnaeus, 1758

References

• Zolotuhin, V.V. & T.J. Witt, 2009: The Bombycidae of Vietnam. Entomofauna Supplement 16: 231-272.
• Goldsmith, M.R., T. Shimada & H. Abe. 2005: The genetics and genomics of the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Annual Review of Entomology, 50 :71-100.
• Huang S.-H., Ma W., Zhang P.-P., Zhang J.-Y., Xie Y.-F. & Huang L.-Q. 2011: Recombinant expression, purification and characterization of Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) pyridoxal kinase. European Journal of Entomology, 108(1): 25–34

Vernacular names

English: Domesticated Silkmoth, Silkworm
español: Gusano de seda
italiano: Baco da seta
日本語: カイコ
polski: Jedwabnik morwowy
português: Bicho-da-seda
Türkçe: İpek böceği
中文: 蠶

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