Bombyx mandarina

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Bombyx mandarina is a wild silk moth species considered the ancestral progenitor of the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori.

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Bombyx mandarina canonical 4

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf insect
moth
silk moth
species
authority Moore, 1872
belongsToSubfamily Bombycinae
linked to: Bombycoidea
binomialName Bombyx mandarina
chromosomeNumber n=28
class Insecta
closelyRelatedTo Bombyx mori
commonName wild silkworm
describedBy Frederic Moore
describedInYear 1872
domain Eukaryota
linked to: Eukarya
ecologicalRole herbivore
prey species
family Bombycidae
feedsOn Morus species
genus Bombyx
habitat mulberry forests
rural agricultural areas
woodlands
hasSilkGlands true
hasWildPopulation true
hasWings true
isAncestralProgenitorOf Bombyx mori
kingdom Animalia
larvalHostPlant Morus alba
linked to: Morus

Morus australis
linked to: Morus

Morus bombycis
lifeStage adult
egg
larva
pupa
nativeTo China
East Asia
Japan
Korea
order Lepidoptera
parentTaxon Bombyx
phylum Arthropoda
produces silk
reproductiveType oviparous
sexuallyReproducing true
studiedInField evolutionary biology
genetics
taxonRank species
usedIn silkworm domestication studies

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bombyx mori wildAncestor Bombyx mandarina
Bombycidae includes Bombyx mandarina
Bombyx containsTaxon Bombyx mandarina
Bombyx mandarina binomialName Bombyx mandarina