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Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae, 10th ed., Vol. 1, 824 pp. [in Latin] Available at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886

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 croesiformis Moore & Hutton, 1862
Bombyx fortunatus Moore & Hutton, 1862
Bombyx meridionalis Wood-Mason, 1886
Bombyx sinensis Moore & Hutton, 1862
Bombyx textor Moore & Hutton, 1862
Phalaena mori Linnaeus, 1758
Homonyms
Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx mori Backokjam
Common names
Domestic silk moth in English
Silkesommerfugl in Danish
domestic silkworm in language.
silk moth in language.
silkworm in English
silkworm in language.
ver à soie in French
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