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Samia cynthia

Index Samia cynthia

Samia cynthia (ailanthus silkmoth) is a saturniid moth, used to produce silk fabric but not as domesticated as the silkworm, Bombyx mori. [1]

15 relations: Ailanthus, Ailanthus altissima, Animal, Arthropod, Bombyx mori, Dru Drury, Eri silk, Insect, Instar, Lepidoptera, Ricinus, Samia (moth), Saturniidae, Sericulture, Wild silk.

Ailanthus

Ailanthus (derived from ailanto, an Ambonese word probably meaning "tree of the gods" or "tree of heaven") is a genus of trees belonging to the family Simaroubaceae, in the order Sapindales (formerly Rutales or Geraniales).

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Ailanthus altissima

Ailanthus altissima, commonly known as tree of heaven, ailanthus, or in Standard Chinese as chouchun, is a deciduous tree in the Simaroubaceae family.

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Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Arthropod

An arthropod (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, "joint" and πούς pous, "foot") is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and paired jointed appendages.

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Bombyx mori

The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar or imago of the domestic silkmoth, Bombyx mori (Latin: "silkworm of the mulberry tree").

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Dru Drury

Dru Drury (4 February 1724 – 15 January 1804) was a British entomologist.

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Eri silk

Eri silk (এৰি ৰেচম) comes from the caterpillar of Samia cynthia ricini, found in northeast India and some parts of China, Japan, and Thailand.

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Insect

Insects or Insecta (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within the arthropod phylum.

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Instar

An instar (from the Latin "form", "likeness") is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, between each moult (ecdysis), until sexual maturity is reached.

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Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans).

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Ricinus

Ricinus communis, the castor bean or castor oil plant, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.

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Samia (moth)

Samia is a genus of moths in the Saturniidae family.

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Saturniidae

Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species.

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Sericulture

Sericulture, or silk farming, is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk.

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Wild silk

Wild silks have been known and used in many countries from early times, although the scale of production is far smaller than that from cultivated silkworms.

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Redirects here:

Ailanthus Silkmoth, Ailanthus silkmoth, Cynthia moth, Cynthia silkmoth, Eri silkmoth, Philosamia cynthia, Saturnia cynthia.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samia_cynthia

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