Fun Domestic Silk Moth Facts For Kids
The family Bombycidae encompasses primarily moths. Bombyx mori and Bombyx mandarina are the two most notable species of the Bombycidae family. This is why the Bombyx mori (the domestic silk moth) and the Bombyx mandarina (the wild silk moth) are closely related. However, both species have their distinctive properties, for example, silk from the domestic silk moth is easier to process than silk from the wild silk moth. The Bombyx mori have major economic importance because of the production of silk but silk production is dependent on humans because of selective breeding....