Bombyx mori

Bombyx mori

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

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

• aragonés: Cuco de seda
• беларуская: Тутавы шаўкапрад
• বাংলা: তুঁত রেশম
• Deutsch: Seidenspinner
• English: Domesticated Silkmoth, Silkworm
• español: Gusano de seda
• Nordfriisk: Siisenspaner
• français: Bombyx du mûrier
• magyar: Selyemlepke
• italiano: Baco da seta
• 日本語: カイコ
• 한국어: 누에
• polski: Jedwabnik morwowy
• português: Bicho-da-seda
• Türkçe: İpek böceği
• 中文: 蠶

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