silkmoth

Meaning

1. noun Any moth whose caterpillar stage is a silkworm, especially Bombyx mori, the domestic silkmoth, but also others in the families Bombycidae and Saturniidae (as well as the Siberian silkmoth in the family Lasiocampidae).

Similar words

silkworm bombyx slug moth cup moth webworm moon moth webmoth webworm moth swift moth bombycoid

Often followed by

chorion bombyx antheraea pupae brain hyalophora