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Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Linnaeus C. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, .... Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. — 1758

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Bombycidae
genus
Bombyx
species
Bombyx mori

Name

Synonyms
Bombyx arracanensis Moore & Hutton, 1862
Bombyx brunnea Grünberg, 1911
Bombyx croesi Moore & Hutton, 1862
Bombyx fortunatus Moore & Hutton, 1862
Bombyx mandarina Moore, 1872
Bombyx meridionalis Wood-Mason, 1886
Bombyx sinensis Moore & Hutton, 1862
Bombyx textor Moore & Hutton, 1862
Homonyms
Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
domestic silkworm in language.
silk moth in language.
silkworm in English
silkworm in language.
ver à soie in French
野家蠶 in language.
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