We share some facts about silkworms.
The silkworm (Bombyx mori) is the caterpillar of a moth whose cocoon is used to make silk. This insect is called the silkworm-moth and the mulberry silkworm. It is native to Northern China.
The silkworm can be classified in this way:
Class: Insecta (insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)
Suborder: Ditrysia (moths, butterflies and skippers)
Superfamily: Bombycoidea
Family: Bombycidae
Species: Bombyx Mori
