Various types of silk moth. Among them mulberry silk is the most important and contributes as much as 90 per cent of world production therefore the term silk in general refers to the silk of the mulberry silkworm. Moths are close genetic relatives of butterflies but are often considered annoying pests rather than beautiful wonders of nature. The most common silk moth is the mulberry silk moth. The indianmeal moth is also known by various other names including grain moth weevil moth flour moth and pantry moth.
Read on to know more about the many types of these wonderful winged insects. A list of various types of moths with stunning pictures. This moth gets its name from the united states where it was discovered to be a meal pest that largely feeds on maize or better known as indian corn it is a pyraloid moth that belongs to the pyralidae family. Different types of silkworm will create fabrics with different characteristics.
Thus tassar silk kosa silk mooga silk etc are obtained from cocoons spun by different types of moths. Bombyx mori the domestic silk moth is an insect from the moth family bombycidaeit is the closest relative of bombyx mandarina the wild silk moththe silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of a silk moth. Three other commercially important types fall into the category of non mulberry silks namely.