silkmoth
nounEtymology From silk + moth.
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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).
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ailanthus silkmoth, Assam silkmoth, calleta silkmoth, ceanothus silkmoth, cecrops eyed silkmoth, Chinese oak silkmoth, Columbia silkmoth, cricula silkmoth, domestic silkmoth, eri silkmoth, Forbes' silkmoth, ghostly silkmoth, Glover's silkmoth, greasewood silkmoth, iris eyed silkmoth, Japanese oak silkmoth, Japanese silkmoth, Jonasi silkmoth, larch silkmoth, Louisiana silkmoth, mulberry silkmoth, Patagonia eyed silkmoth, promethea silkmoth, Siberian silkmoth, spicebush silkmoth, Sri Lankan cricula silkmoth, sweetbay silkmoth, tuliptree silkmoth, wild silkmoth, zephyr eyed silkmoth