Explain the lifecycle of silkmoth
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Life Cycle of Silk Moth. The female silk moth lays about 300 to 400 eggs at a time. The eggs hatch and the caterpillars or silkworms emerge. Inside the cocoon, the silkworm enters the second stage of its life (called the pupa) and then the third and final stage to become an adult moth.
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The silkworm goes through four distinct stages during its life cycle,from egg to an adult moth. The entire cycle does not take more than a couple of moths.
The four stages in the life cycle of a silkmoth are :egg caterpillar (larva) , pupa and adult.
The female silkworm lays many tiny eggs. The eggs are washed and incubated at 25 degree Celsius for best hatching percentage.
when an egg hatches,a silkworm crawls out. this is the larva of silk moth. Initially, the larva can feed only on tender Mulberry leaves.
The larval stage lasts for adult 27 days. after some time larvae stop eating, climb up the stage is called pupa stage. The cocoons thus formed, are collected and processed. The cocoon .
At the end of the pupa stage, the silk moth cuts open the cocoon and the young moth flies out
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