Bombyx
Bombyx is the genus of true silk moths or mulberry silk moths of the family Bombycidae, also known as silkworms, which are the larvae or caterpillars of silk moths. The genus was erected as a subgenus by Carl Linnaeus in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae (1758).
Species
Bombyx es el género de las mariposas o gusanos de seda de la familia de lepidópteros Bombycidae. Contiene diversas especies B. mandarina: es la especie salvaje. B. mori: la especie doméstica, su origen está datado entre cinco mil y cuatro mil seiscientos años, a partir de la selección artificial de la primera. Las orugas de ambas especies se alimentan de diferentes especies de árboles de la familia Moraceae en especial de género Morus
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Research
11,687 papers- Regulation of Bombyx mori-BmNPV Protein Interactions: Study Strategies and Molecular Mechanisms.Viruses · 2025
- Discovery of anti-viral molecules and their vital functions in Bombyx mori.Journal of invertebrate pathology · 2018
- Can the silkworm (Bombyx mori) be used as a human disease model?Drug discoveries & therapeutics · 2016
- [Research progress on processing historical evolution, chemical constituents, and pharmacological action of Bombyx Batryticatus].Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica · 2023
- Molecular Functions and Physiological Roles of Gustatory Receptors of the Silkworm Bombyx mori.
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Bombyx is the genus of true silk moths or mulberry silk moths of the family Bombycidae, also known as silkworms, which are the larvae or caterpillars of silk moths. The genus was erected as a subgenus by Carl Linnaeus in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae (1758).
==Etymology== The word bombyx comes from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ, which means "silk-worm" or "silk garment".