| Bombycidae | |
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| Caterpillars of the domestic silk moth (Bombyx mori), age 30 days | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Bombycoidea |
| Family: | Bombycidae Leach in Samouelle, 1819[1][2] |
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The Bombycidae are a family of moths known as silkworm moths. The best-known species is Bombyx mori (Linnaeus), or domestic silk moth, native to northern China and domesticated for millennia. Another well-known species is Bombyx mandarina, also native to Asia.
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- ^ Latreille, P. A. (1809). Genera Crustaceorum et Insectorum. Vol. 4. Parisiis: Amand Kœnig. Archived from the original on 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-07-23.