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Silk moth (Saturniidae) cocoon, used in textile production, photographed on a white background. Maroantsetra, Northeast Madagascar.
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Alex Hyde / Silk moth (Saturniidae) cocoon, used in textile production, photographed on a white background. Maroantsetra, Northeast Madagascar.
Suraka Silk Moth (Antherina suraka) portrait, showing back with wings spread displaying shades of pink, Madagascar
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Mitsuhiko Imamori / Suraka Silk Moth (Antherina suraka) portrait, showing back with wings spread displaying shades of pink, Madagascar
Silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) cocoons for production of silk thread, in Hoi An, Vietnam.
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Sue Flood / Silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) cocoons for production of silk thread, in Hoi An, Vietnam.
Silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) larvae feeding on leaves in Hoi An, Vietnam
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Sue Flood / Silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) larvae feeding on leaves in Hoi An, Vietnam
Silk moth (Saturniidae) caterpillar, Lalo Loor Reserve, Manabi Province, Ecuador.
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Will Watson / Silk moth (Saturniidae) caterpillar, Lalo Loor Reserve, Manabi Province, Ecuador.
Chinese Oak Silk Moth (Antheraea pernyi), Tucson, Arizona
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Tom Vezo / Chinese Oak Silk Moth (Antheraea pernyi), Tucson, Arizona
Giant silk moth (Arsenura amida) resting on tree trunk in the mountainous Atlantic Rainforest of Serra Bonita Natural Private Heritage Reserve (RPPN Serra Bonita) municipality of Camacan, Southern Bah...
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Luiz Claudio Marigo / Giant silk moth (Arsenura amida) resting on tree trunk in the mountainous Atlantic Rainforest of Serra Bonita Natural Private Heritage Reserve (RPPN Serra Bonita) municipality of Camacan, Southern Bah...
Hatched pupa of Six spot burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae) protruding from silken cocoon attached to grass stem, chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Hatched pupa of Six spot burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae) protruding from silken cocoon attached to grass stem, chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, August.
Silken cocoon of Six spot burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae) attached to grass stem, chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, August
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Nick Upton / Silken cocoon of Six spot burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae) attached to grass stem, chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, August
Close-up of Giant Silk Worm Caterpillars (Arsenura armida) - the species groups during the day for defence, and feed at night. Costa Rica Santa Rosa National Park tropical dry forest.
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John Cancalosi / Close-up of Giant Silk Worm Caterpillars (Arsenura armida) - the species groups during the day for defence, and feed at night. Costa Rica Santa Rosa National Park tropical dry forest.
Group of Giant Silk Worm Caterpillars (Arsenura armida) on trunk - the species groups during the day for defence, and feed at night. Costa Rica Santa Rosa National Park tropical dry forest.
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John Cancalosi / Group of Giant Silk Worm Caterpillars (Arsenura armida) on trunk - the species groups during the day for defence, and feed at night. Costa Rica Santa Rosa National Park tropical dry forest.
Group of Giant Silk Worm Caterpillars (Arsenura armida) on trunk - the species groups during the day for defence, and feed at night. Costa Rica Santa Rosa National Park tropical dry forest.
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John Cancalosi / Group of Giant Silk Worm Caterpillars (Arsenura armida) on trunk - the species groups during the day for defence, and feed at night. Costa Rica Santa Rosa National Park tropical dry forest.
China Silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) mating pair, Japan
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Nature Production / China Silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) mating pair, Japan
Final (fifth) instar caterpillar larva of China Silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) Japan
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Nature Production / Final (fifth) instar caterpillar larva of China Silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) Japan
Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi) caterpillar spinning silk on Oak leaf ready to pupate. Hertfordshire, UK, July.
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Andy Sands / Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi) caterpillar spinning silk on Oak leaf ready to pupate. Hertfordshire, UK, July.
Suraka Silk Moth {Antherina suraka} wing detail showing scales. Maroantsetra, Northeast Madagascar.
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Alex Hyde / Suraka Silk Moth {Antherina suraka} wing detail showing scales. Maroantsetra, Northeast Madagascar.
Suraka silk moth {Antherina suraka} wing detail showing scales. Maroantsetra, Northeast Madagascar.
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Alex Hyde / Suraka silk moth {Antherina suraka} wing detail showing scales. Maroantsetra, Northeast Madagascar.
Silk moth (Tagoropsis flavinata) resting on tree bark, South Africa, May
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Robert Thompson / Silk moth (Tagoropsis flavinata) resting on tree bark, South Africa, May
Madagascan bulleye / Suraka silk moth (Antherina suraka) Madagascar
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Robert Thompson / Madagascan bulleye / Suraka silk moth (Antherina suraka) Madagascar
Japanese giant silkworm moth (Caligula japonica) resting on tree trunk with wings open.
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Robert Thompson / Japanese giant silkworm moth (Caligula japonica) resting on tree trunk with wings open.
Silk moth (Caligula simla) female camouflaged against leaves, North East India, November
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Robert Thompson / Silk moth (Caligula simla) female camouflaged against leaves, North East India, November
Silkworm moths (Bombyx mori) mating on a coccoon, controlled conditions
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Stephen Dalton / Silkworm moths (Bombyx mori) mating on a coccoon, controlled conditions
Chinese silkworm moth (Bombix mori) pair mating on coccoons, controlled conditions
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Stephen Dalton / Chinese silkworm moth (Bombix mori) pair mating on coccoons, controlled conditions
Chinese silkmoth (Bombyx mori) male on coccoon, controlled conditions
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Stephen Dalton / Chinese silkmoth (Bombyx mori) male on coccoon, controlled conditions
Young caterpillar larva of Silk moth (Archaeoattacus edwardsii) Sri Pennanjau, Malaysia. August.
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Robert Thompson / Young caterpillar larva of Silk moth (Archaeoattacus edwardsii) Sri Pennanjau, Malaysia. August.
Communal larvae webs of White ermine moth (Spilosoma lubricipeda) on bushes in housing estate, Thetford, Norfolk, UK, May 2009
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David Tipling / Communal larvae webs of White ermine moth (Spilosoma lubricipeda) on bushes in housing estate, Thetford, Norfolk, UK, May 2009
Communal larvae webs of White ermine moths (Spilosoma lubricipeda) on bushes in housing estate, Thetford, Norfolk, UK, May 2009
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David Tipling / Communal larvae webs of White ermine moths (Spilosoma lubricipeda) on bushes in housing estate, Thetford, Norfolk, UK, May 2009
Communal larvae webs of White ermine moths (Spilosoma lubricipeda) on bushes in housing estate, Thetford, Norfolk, UK, May 2009
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David Tipling / Communal larvae webs of White ermine moths (Spilosoma lubricipeda) on bushes in housing estate, Thetford, Norfolk, UK, May 2009
Caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) feeding on stems of defoliated hedgerow plant (Prunus sp.) under protective silk tent with mass of droppings caught inside, Wiltshire,...
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Nick Upton / Caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) feeding on stems of defoliated hedgerow plant (Prunus sp.) under protective silk tent with mass of droppings caught inside, Wiltshire,...
Protective silk webs spun by gregarious caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) on roadside hedgerow, Wiltshire, UK, summer. 2009
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Nick Upton / Protective silk webs spun by gregarious caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) on roadside hedgerow, Wiltshire, UK, summer. 2009
Caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) feeding on stems of defoliated hedgerow plant (Prunus sp.) under protective silk tent with mass of droppings caught inside, Wiltshire,...
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Nick Upton / Caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) feeding on stems of defoliated hedgerow plant (Prunus sp.) under protective silk tent with mass of droppings caught inside, Wiltshire,...
Massed caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) feeding on and decimating hedgerow plants (Prunus sp) Wiltshire, UK, summer. 2009
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Nick Upton / Massed caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) feeding on and decimating hedgerow plants (Prunus sp) Wiltshire, UK, summer. 2009
Protective silk webs spun by gregarious caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) on roadside hedgerow. Prunus sp. leaves decimated, Dog rose (Rosa caninis) leaves surviving. Wi...
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Nick Upton / Protective silk webs spun by gregarious caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) on roadside hedgerow. Prunus sp. leaves decimated, Dog rose (Rosa caninis) leaves surviving. Wi...
Caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) feeding on stems of defoliated hedgerow plant (Prunus sp.) under protective silk tent with mass of droppings caught inside, Wiltshire,...
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Nick Upton / Caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) feeding on stems of defoliated hedgerow plant (Prunus sp.) under protective silk tent with mass of droppings caught inside, Wiltshire,...
Caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) feeding on stems of defoliated hedgerow plant (Prunus sp.) under protective silk tent with mass of droppings caught inside, Wiltshire,...
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Nick Upton / Caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) feeding on stems of defoliated hedgerow plant (Prunus sp.) under protective silk tent with mass of droppings caught inside, Wiltshire,...
Caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) feeding on stems of defoliated hedgerow plant (Prunus sp.) under protective silk tent, Wiltshire, UK, summer. 2009
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Nick Upton / Caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) feeding on stems of defoliated hedgerow plant (Prunus sp.) under protective silk tent, Wiltshire, UK, summer. 2009
Caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) feeding on stems of defoliated hedgerow plant (Prunus sp.) under protective silk tent with mass of droppings caught inside, Wiltshire,...
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Nick Upton / Caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) feeding on stems of defoliated hedgerow plant (Prunus sp.) under protective silk tent with mass of droppings caught inside, Wiltshire,...
Protective silk webs spun by gregarious caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) on roadside hedgerow, Wiltshire, UK, summer. 2009
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Nick Upton / Protective silk webs spun by gregarious caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) on roadside hedgerow, Wiltshire, UK, summer. 2009
Protective silk webs spun by gregarious caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) on roadside hedgerow, Wiltshire, UK, summer. 2009
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Nick Upton / Protective silk webs spun by gregarious caterpillars of Small / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) on roadside hedgerow, Wiltshire, UK, summer. 2009
A leaf-rolling type caterpillar using its silk to roll a leaf for shelter. Mu Village vicinity, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Tim Laman / A leaf-rolling type caterpillar using its silk to roll a leaf for shelter. Mu Village vicinity, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea.
A leaf-rolling type caterpillar using its silk to roll a leaf for shelter. Mu Village vicinity, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Tim Laman / A leaf-rolling type caterpillar using its silk to roll a leaf for shelter. Mu Village vicinity, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea.
A leaf-rolling type caterpillar using its silk to roll a leaf for shelter. Mu Village vicinity, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Tim Laman / A leaf-rolling type caterpillar using its silk to roll a leaf for shelter. Mu Village vicinity, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea.
Caterpillars of Silkworm moth (Bombyx mori)feeding on leaves of White Mulberry (Morus alba) at silk farm, Zernikow, Germany
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Kerstin Hinze / Caterpillars of Silkworm moth (Bombyx mori)feeding on leaves of White Mulberry (Morus alba) at silk farm, Zernikow, Germany
Recently hatched Silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) on its coccoon at silk farm,, Zernikow, Germany
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Kerstin Hinze / Recently hatched Silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) on its coccoon at silk farm,, Zernikow, Germany
Recently hatched Silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) on its coccoon at silk farm,, Zernikow, Germany
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Kerstin Hinze / Recently hatched Silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) on its coccoon at silk farm,, Zernikow, Germany
Silkworm moths mating ( Bombyx mori) at silk farm, Zernikow, Germany
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Kerstin Hinze / Silkworm moths mating ( Bombyx mori) at silk farm, Zernikow, Germany
Coccoons of Silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) at silk farm, Zernikow, Germany
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Kerstin Hinze / Coccoons of Silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) at silk farm, Zernikow, Germany
Eggs of Silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) at silk farm, Zernikow, Germany
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Kerstin Hinze / Eggs of Silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) at silk farm, Zernikow, Germany
Spanish Moon Moth (Graellsia isabellae) SEM close-up view of cocoon silk fibers at 105x magnification
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Albert Lleal / Spanish Moon Moth (Graellsia isabellae) SEM close-up view of cocoon silk fibers at 105x magnification
Women extracting raw silk fibres from silk-moth cocoons by boiling them, a traditional method for silk-making. Hotan City on the old Silk Road south of the Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang Province, north-...
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George Chan / Women extracting raw silk fibres from silk-moth cocoons by boiling them, a traditional method for silk-making. Hotan City on the old Silk Road south of the Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang Province, north-...
Woman extracting raw silk fibres from silk-moth cocoons by boiling them, a traditional method for silk-making. Hotan City on the old Silk Road south of the Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang Province, north-...
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George Chan / Woman extracting raw silk fibres from silk-moth cocoons by boiling them, a traditional method for silk-making. Hotan City on the old Silk Road south of the Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang Province, north-...
Woman extracting raw silk fibres from silk-moth cocoons by boiling them, a traditional method for silk-making. Hotan City on the old Silk Road south of the Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang Province, north-...
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George Chan / Woman extracting raw silk fibres from silk-moth cocoons by boiling them, a traditional method for silk-making. Hotan City on the old Silk Road south of the Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang Province, north-...
Chinese Oak Silk Moth (Antheraea pernyi) at night, Asia
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Ingo Arndt / Chinese Oak Silk Moth (Antheraea pernyi) at night, Asia
Moth (Automeris sp), Guyana
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Thomas Marent / Moth (Automeris sp), Guyana
Moth (Automeris sp) caterpillar, with spines that can eject potent venom, Manu National Park, Peru
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Thomas Marent / Moth (Automeris sp) caterpillar, with spines that can eject potent venom, Manu National Park, Peru
Moth (Automeris sp) caterpillar, with spines that can eject potent venom, Leticia, Colombia
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Thomas Marent / Moth (Automeris sp) caterpillar, with spines that can eject potent venom, Leticia, Colombia
Moth (Automeris sp) caterpillar, Manu National Park, Peru
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Thomas Marent / Moth (Automeris sp) caterpillar, Manu National Park, Peru
Gorse (Ulex europaeus) covered in silken web of Yponomeutidae moth larvae {Yponomeutidae sp}, La Brenne, France
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Philippe Clement / Gorse (Ulex europaeus) covered in silken web of Yponomeutidae moth larvae {Yponomeutidae sp}, La Brenne, France
Caterpillar larva of Eyed silk moth (Automeris rubrescens) in rainforest, Costa Rica
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PREMAPHOTOS / Caterpillar larva of Eyed silk moth (Automeris rubrescens) in rainforest, Costa Rica
Small emperor moth chrysalis in silk threads {Saturnia pavonia} Germany
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Hans Christoph Kappel / Small emperor moth chrysalis in silk threads {Saturnia pavonia} Germany
Caterpillar larva of Silk moth (Antheraea swaka) Ankarana special reserve, Madagascar
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Pete Oxford / Caterpillar larva of Silk moth (Antheraea swaka) Ankarana special reserve, Madagascar
Moth (Automeris sp) caterpillar with urticating hairs that cause irritation if disturbed, Costa Rica
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Michael & Patricia Fogden / Moth (Automeris sp) caterpillar with urticating hairs that cause irritation if disturbed, Costa Rica
Silk Moth (Copaxa syntheratoides) amid leaf litter on forest floor, Costa Rica
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Piotr Naskrecki / Silk Moth (Copaxa syntheratoides) amid leaf litter on forest floor, Costa Rica
Silkworm moth larva spinning its cocoon {Bombyx mori} sequence 3/5
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Kim Taylor / Silkworm moth larva spinning its cocoon {Bombyx mori} sequence 3/5
Silkworm moth larva spinning its cocoon {Bombyx mori} sequence 2/5
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Kim Taylor / Silkworm moth larva spinning its cocoon {Bombyx mori} sequence 2/5
Silkworm moth larva spinning its cocoon {Bombyx mori} sequence 1/5
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Kim Taylor / Silkworm moth larva spinning its cocoon {Bombyx mori} sequence 1/5
Silkworm moth larva spinning its cocoon {Bombyx mori} sequence 5/5
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Kim Taylor / Silkworm moth larva spinning its cocoon {Bombyx mori} sequence 5/5
Silkworm moth larva spinning its cocoon {Bombyx mori} sequence 4/5
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Kim Taylor / Silkworm moth larva spinning its cocoon {Bombyx mori} sequence 4/5
Lackey Moth caterpillars clustered on silk tent after moulting. Dorset, UK.
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Jane Burton / Lackey Moth caterpillars clustered on silk tent after moulting. Dorset, UK.
Mulberry Silk Moths (Bombyx mori) emerging from their cocoon
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Jane Burton / Mulberry Silk Moths (Bombyx mori) emerging from their cocoon
Silk moth caterpillar {Saturniidae} Manu cloud forest, Peru
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Pete Oxford / Silk moth caterpillar {Saturniidae} Manu cloud forest, Peru
Woman removing silkworms (Bombyx mori) from cocoons. Kaziranga, Assam, India
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Pete Oxford / Woman removing silkworms (Bombyx mori) from cocoons. Kaziranga, Assam, India
Removing silkworms (Bombyx mori) from cocoon. Assam, India
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Pete Oxford / Removing silkworms (Bombyx mori) from cocoon. Assam, India
Chinese oak silk moth {Antheraea pernyi}
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SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Chinese oak silk moth {Antheraea pernyi}
Silk moth caterpillars, Ankarana special reserve, Madagascar
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Pete Oxford / Silk moth caterpillars, Ankarana special reserve, Madagascar
Moth (Automeris sp) with stinging spines and warning colors, rainforest, Costa Rica
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Michael & Patricia Fogden / Moth (Automeris sp) with stinging spines and warning colors, rainforest, Costa Rica
Noctuid Moth (Catocala sp) camouflaged against tree trunk, Asia
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Mitsuhiko Imamori / Noctuid Moth (Catocala sp) camouflaged against tree trunk, Asia
Suraka Silk Moth (Antherina suraka) flying around light bulb, Madagascar
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Mitsuhiko Imamori / Suraka Silk Moth (Antherina suraka) flying around light bulb, Madagascar
Flannel Moth (Megalopygidae) caterpillar on seed head of Silk Cotton Tree (Ceiba pentandra), Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador
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Pete Oxford / Flannel Moth (Megalopygidae) caterpillar on seed head of Silk Cotton Tree (Ceiba pentandra), Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador
Eggs of Imperial silk moth {Eacles magnifica} Central America
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Rupert Barrington / Eggs of Imperial silk moth {Eacles magnifica} Central America
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) production of silk from Silkworm moth {Bombyx mori} Mahabaleshwar, Andhra Pradesh, India
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John B Free / Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) production of silk from Silkworm moth {Bombyx mori} Mahabaleshwar, Andhra Pradesh, India
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) production of silk from Silkworm moth {Bombyx mori} Mahabaleshwar, Andhra Pradesh, India
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John B Free / Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) production of silk from Silkworm moth {Bombyx mori} Mahabaleshwar, Andhra Pradesh, India
Production of silk cloth from Silkworm moth {Bombyx mori} Japan
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John B Free / Production of silk cloth from Silkworm moth {Bombyx mori} Japan
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) production of silk from Silkworm moth {Bombyx mori} Mahabaleshwar, Andhra Pradesh, India
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John B Free / Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) production of silk from Silkworm moth {Bombyx mori} Mahabaleshwar, Andhra Pradesh, India
Mulberry trees ready to be planted as host food plant for the Silkworm moth {Bombyx mori} Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Mahabaleshwar, Andhra Pradesh, India
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John B Free / Mulberry trees ready to be planted as host food plant for the Silkworm moth {Bombyx mori} Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Mahabaleshwar, Andhra Pradesh, India
Noctuid Moth (Catocala sp) camouflaged against tree trunk, Asia
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Mitsuhiko Imamori / Noctuid Moth (Catocala sp) camouflaged against tree trunk, Asia