Species
- Bombyx horsfieldi
- Bombyx huttoni
- Bombyx incomposita
- Bombyx lemeepauli
- Bombyx mandarina, wild silkmoth
- Bombyx mori, domesticated silkmoth. "Silkworm" is the name usually applied to the caterpillars of this species.They have lost the ability to fly.
- Bombyx rotundapex
- Bombyx shihi
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