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Silk moth cocoons The cocoons of the silk moth. The thread from a mulberry cocoon ,when unwound, can be 900 metres long. Over 50,000 cocoons are needed to make 1 kg of silk.<br /> A cycle from egg to adult takes about 35 days, depending on climate.<br /> <br /> These silk worm caterpillars are part of a live display in the Alphonse Daudet (a French novelist) museum. The museum is mainly about the life on a farm in the Ard&egrave;che area (south east France) in the 19th century.<br /> <br /> Silk moth adult:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/99127/silk_moth_adult.html" title="Silk moth adult"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/134/99127_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Z0bvb8%2Fs1HDNRn3jUXePSHsogHY%3D" width="200" height="200" alt="Silk moth adult Arguably the most famous moth, the silk moth. In 5000 years of breeding, it&#039;s lost his pigment and ability to fly. <br /> <br /> These silk worm caterpillars are part of a live display in the Alphonse Daudet (a French novelist) museum. The museum is mainly about the life on a farm in the Ard&egrave;che area (south east France) in the 19th century.<br /> <br /> Silkworm:https://www.jungledragon.com/image/99128/silkworm_4th_instar.html Bombyx mori,France,Geotagged,Summer,bombix mori" /></a></figure> Bombyx mori,France,Geotagged,Summer,bombix mori,silkmoth Click/tap to enlarge

Silk moth cocoons

The cocoons of the silk moth. The thread from a mulberry cocoon ,when unwound, can be 900 metres long. Over 50,000 cocoons are needed to make 1 kg of silk.
A cycle from egg to adult takes about 35 days, depending on climate.

These silk worm caterpillars are part of a live display in the Alphonse Daudet (a French novelist) museum. The museum is mainly about the life on a farm in the Ardèche area (south east France) in the 19th century.

Silk moth adult:

Silk moth adult Arguably the most famous moth, the silk moth. In 5000 years of breeding, it's lost his pigment and ability to fly. <br /> <br /> These silk worm caterpillars are part of a live display in the Alphonse Daudet (a French novelist) museum. The museum is mainly about the life on a farm in the Ardèche area (south east France) in the 19th century.<br /> <br /> Silkworm:https://www.jungledragon.com/image/99128/silkworm_4th_instar.html Bombyx mori,France,Geotagged,Summer,bombix mori

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    Patomarazul
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    I use to grow them as a child! awesome! Posted 5 years ago
  2. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Fascinating information and you documented them perfectly! Posted 5 years ago

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The Domestic Silk Moth

''Bombyx mori'', the domestic silk moth, is an insect from the moth family Bombycidae. It is the closest relative of ''Bombyx mandarina'', the wild silk moth.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Joost Thissen
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Jul 30, 2020. Captured Aug 22, 2018 12:35 in 710 Chemin de la Vignasse, 07120 Saint-Alban-Auriolles, France.
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  • ILCE-7M2
  • f/13.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
  • 90mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.