Bombyx mori

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:species
gptkbp:adultColor white
gptkbp:averageWingspan 3-5 cm
gptkbp:binomialAuthority gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:binomialYear 1758
gptkbp:cannotEatAsAdult true
gptkbp:class gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:cocoonMaterial gptkb:silk
gptkbp:commonName domesticated silkworm
gptkbp:cultivatedIn gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:China
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:France
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:India
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Korea
gptkb:Romania
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:Uzbekistan
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:distribution worldwide (in captivity)
gptkbp:domesticationHistory over 5,000 years
gptkbp:economicImportance high
gptkbp:eggColor yellow or white
gptkbp:family gptkb:Bombycidae
gptkbp:firstDomesticated true
gptkbp:flightless true
gptkbp:genomeSequenced true
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Bombyx
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bombyx mori
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalHostPlant mulberry leaves
gptkbp:larvalStage 5 instars
gptkbp:lifespan about 6-8 weeks
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome 28 pairs
gptkbp:modelOrganismFor true
gptkbp:nativeRange gptkb:China
gptkbp:order gptkb:Lepidoptera
gptkbp:parasitizes gptkb:Nosema_bombycis
gptkb:Beauveria_bassiana
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:pupaStage inside cocoon
gptkbp:reproduction lays eggs
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism males smaller than females
gptkbp:silkProtein fibroin
sericin
gptkbp:usedFor silk production
gptkbp:vulnerableTo gptkb:pebrine
gptkb:flacherie
gptkb:grasserie_disease
muscardine
gptkbp:wildAncestor gptkb:Bombyx_mandarina
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:silk
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4