The ''Bombyx'' second hybrid is a cross between a male ''
Bombyx mori
The domestic silk moth (''Bombyx mori''), is an insect from the moth family Bombycidae. It is the closest relative of ''Bombyx mandarina'', the wild silk moth. The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of a silk moth. It is an economically imp ...
'' moth and a female ''
Bombyx mandarina
''Bombyx mandarina'', the wild silk moth, is an insect from the moth family Bombycidae. It is the closest relative of '' Bombyx mori'', the domesticated silk moth. The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of a silk moth. Unlike the domesticated ...
'' moth. Since the male ''Bombyx mori'' (domestic silkmoth) does not fly, it is completely dependent on humans to reproduce. They produce larvae called silkworms, like all species in ''Bombyx'', except they are brownish in the first half and grayish at the bottom half. They produce silk and give out black droppings.
The domestic silkmoth (''B. mori'') was domesticated from the wild silkmoth (''B. mandarina'') more than 5,000 years ago.
Bombycidae
Hybrid animals
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