Bombyx mandarina
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Bombyx mandarina is a wild silk moth species considered the ancestral progenitor of the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
insect
ⓘ
moth ⓘ silk moth ⓘ species ⓘ |
| authority | Moore, 1872 ⓘ |
| belongsToSubfamily | Bombycinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| binomialName | Bombyx mandarina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chromosomeNumber | n=28 ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Bombyx mori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | wild silkworm ⓘ |
| describedBy | Frederic Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1872 ⓘ |
| domain | Eukaryota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
herbivore
ⓘ
prey species ⓘ |
| family | Bombycidae ⓘ |
| feedsOn | Morus species ⓘ |
| genus | Bombyx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
mulberry forests
ⓘ
rural agricultural areas ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasSilkGlands | true ⓘ |
| hasWildPopulation | true ⓘ |
| hasWings | true ⓘ |
| isAncestralProgenitorOf | Bombyx mori ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalHostPlant |
Morus alba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morus australis NERFINISHED ⓘ Morus bombycis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lifeStage |
adult
ⓘ
egg ⓘ larva ⓘ pupa ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Lepidoptera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Bombyx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produces | silk ⓘ |
| reproductiveType | oviparous ⓘ |
| sexuallyReproducing | true ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
evolutionary biology
ⓘ
genetics ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedIn | silkworm domestication studies ⓘ |
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