Which of the following pair is not correct in the term of Silk worm and Species?
A. Tasar silk worm ⇔ Antheraea mylitta
B. Munga silk worm ⇔ Antheraea assame
C. Eri silk worm ⇔ Sanja cynthia ricini
D. Mulberry silk worm ⇔ Antheraea spp
Answer: Option D
Solution(By Examveda Team)
A. Tasar silk worm ⇔ Antheraea mylittaAntheraea paphia, known as the South India small tussore, the tasar silkworm and vanya silkworm is a species of moth of the family Saturniidae found in India and Sri Lanka. The bulk of the literature on this species uses a junior synonym, Antheraea mylitta.
B. Munga silk worm ⇔ Antheraea assame
Antheraea assamensis, known as the muga silkworm as a larva and Assam silk moth as an adult, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Johann Wilhelm Helfer in 1837.
C. Eri silk worm ⇔ Sanja cynthia ricini
Samia cynthia, the ailanthus silkmoth, is a saturniid moth, used to produce silk fabric but is not as domesticated as the silkworm. The eri silk worm is the only completely domesticated silkworm other than Bombyx mori. The silk is extremely durable, but cannot be easily reeled off the cocoon and is thus spun like cotton or wool.
D. Mulberry silkworm ⇔ Antheraea spp is not correctly matched.
Antheraea paphia, known as the South India small tussore, the tasar silkworm and vanya silkworm not mulberry silkworm.
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