hairless white caterpillar of the Chinese silkworm moth; source of most commercial silk larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
A silkworm is the young form of a Chinese moth and it produces silk. a type of caterpillar which produces silk thread
larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
The larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths, which spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon before changing to a pupa
hairless white caterpillar of the Chinese silkworm moth; source of most commercial silk