silkmoth

== English == === Etymology === From silk +‎ moth. === Pronunciation === === Noun === silkmoth (plural silkmoths) Any moth whose caterpillar stage is a silkworm, especially Bombyx mori, the domestic silkmoth, but also others in the families Bombycidae and Saturniidae (as well as the Siberian silkmoth in the family Lasiocampidae). ==== Derived terms ==== === References === silkmoth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia