Question

find out more about the different varieties of silk fibre found in india and also write the name of the different group of silkmoth from which that silk is made from.

Answer 1

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The different varieties of silk and the respective silkworms that made it are as follows :

1) Tasar silk - silkworm Antheraea mylitta

2) Muga silk - Assam silkmoth (Antheraea assamensis).

3) Eri silk - Samia ricini and Philosamia ricini

4)Mulberry silk - Bombyx mori

These are the four major types of silk found in India.

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