A) Eri
B) Mulberry
C) Tassah
D) Muga
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
Muga silkworm (Antheraea anssmnensis): It is a wild and semi-domesticated species in Assam, W. Bengal, Bil-iar and Orissa, Cocoons are amber or white and the caterpillars feed on Mnclnlus, Cinnamon etc. Tussore or Tassah silkworm (Antheraea mylitta or A. paphia): It is found in China, India and Sri Lanka etc. Its caterpillars feed on leaves of fig, oak, ber, sal etc. Cocoons are brown, red or yellow and collected from forests, as the moths do not breed easily in captivity. Oak silkworm (A. pernyl) of China and Japan, have been collected and reared for centuries. They produce silk of a fine quality. Giant silkworm : (Attacus atlas) of India and Malaysia, is nearly the largest of all living insects reaching up to 28 cm in wing span. Eri silkworm: A ttacus ivchinii or Phlosamia ricinii of S.E. Asia, feeds on castor and produces a rough and strong silk locally known as Arandi silk
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