1, the mulberry silkworm

Also known as the domestic silkworm, mulberry leaves as food for the spitting cocoon of one of the economic insects. Belong to the Lepidoptera, Silkworm Moth family, scientific name Bombyx mori, mulberry silkworm originated in China, it is the development of temperature is 7 ~ 40 ℃, feeding temperature for 20 ~ 25 ℃, mainly distributed in temperate, subtropical and tropical areas.

The mulberry silkworm is an oligophagous insect, in addition to preferring mulberry leaves, can also eat lettuce leaves, Tsuge leaves, kozo leaves, elm leaves, duck onions, dandelion and lettuce leaves, etc., mulberry leaves are the most suitable natural food for silkworms, is a fully metamorphosed insect, the life of the insect through the egg, larvae, pupa, adult on four forms.

2, Quercus serrata

Quercus (zuò) silkworms, Quercus leaves as food for the spitting cocoon insects. It belongs to Lepidoptera, the family of large silkworm moths, with the scientific name of Antheraea pernyi, native to China, with a developmental temperature of 8-30℃, a developmental temperature of 11-25℃, and an optimal temperature of 22-24℃. It is mainly distributed in China.

Quercus serrata feeds on the leaves of Quercus acutus, Quercus mongolica and Quercus quercus in the family Crustacea, and also feeds on the leaves of Artemisia, Artemisia, Santalum, Chestnut, Maple, Pear, Apple, etc. It is a completely metamorphosed insect.

3, cassava silkworm

Castor beans to cassava as feed, production commonly known as cassava silkworms. In 1956, Cenxi County, Guangxi tried to feed cassava leaves castor silkworm success, and later expanded to the neighboring counties to feed, in the so-called cassava silkworms, Guangdong, Fujian has also raised, its habits and characteristics are the same castor silkworm.

4, horse mulberry silkworm

Castor beans to horse mulberry leaves as feed, production is commonly known as horse mulberry silkworms. 1965 Hunan Province, Tu, Miao Autonomous Prefecture Sericulture Experimental Station of wild horse mulberry leaves to feed castor beans successfully, known as the horse mulberry silkworms, horse mulberry silkworms than castor beans leaves feed, the development of silkworms is slow, full-age to be long into the 2 ~ 4 d.

5, Huili silkworm

Huili silkworm is the phonetic name of the castor silkworm. Castor silkworm origin is the Alom in northeastern India, the local people called castor △ ", the Chinese introduced the castor silkworm, also called the" Huili silkworm ", because" Huili "meaning feeding affordable, easy to promote, China has also been translated into" Aili silkworm "," Erie silkworm ".

6, the day silkworm

The leaves of plants of the genus Quercus in the family Crustacea, such as Liaodong Quercus, Mongolian Quercus, tethered Quercus, Quercus acutus and other leaves as a diet of spitting cocoons of one of the economic insects. Belongs to the Lepidoptera, big silkworm moth family, also known as the mountain silkworm, scientific name Antheraea yamamai Guerin-Meneville.

The cocoon of the silkworm cocoon color is green, can be reeled, the silk quality is beautiful, gentle, do not need to be dyed to maintain the natural green color, and has a unique luster. Woven into silk colorful, beautiful, is a high-level silk fabrics.

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