Bombyx
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{{Taxobox
| name = ''Bombyx''
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
| classis = [[Insect]]a
| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]]
| subordo = [[Macrolepidoptera]]
| superfamilia = [[Bombycoidea]]
| familia = [[Bombycidae]]
| genus = '''''Bombyx'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[Systema Naturae|1758]]{{Verify source|date=July 2007}}
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision =
''[[Bombyx mandarina]]''<br/>
''[[Bombyx mori]]''
}}
'''''Bombyx''''' is the [[genus]] of '''true silkmoths''' or '''mulberry silkmoths''', [[moth]]s of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Bombycidae]]. It contains only two [[species]]:
* ''[[Bombyx mandarina]]'', wild silkmoth
* ''[[Bombyx mori]]'', domesticated silkmoth. "Silkworm" is the name usually applied to the [[caterpillar]]s of this species.
The [[caterpillars]] feed on [[Moraceae]], especially on mulberries (''[[Morus (plant)|Morus]]'').
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[[Category:Bombycidae]]
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