Silkworm Life Stages
(Bombyx mori)

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Silkworm Moths Mating
Female Silkworm Moth
Depositing Eggs
Young Silkworms Eating
Mulberry Leaf
Mature Silkworm Nearly
Ready to Spin a Cocoon
and Pupate
Cluster of Silkworm
Cocoons
Silkworm Cocoons with
One Cut Open to View
Pupa
Silkworm Moth Emerging
from Cocoon