Antheraea mylitta

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Antheraea mylitta - oriental moth that produces brownish silk

tussah, tusseh, tusser, tussore, tussur

saturniid, saturniid moth - large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons

Antheraea, genus Antheraea - large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality

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The mouth parts sensillae in the larvae of tasar silkworm, Antheraea mylitta (D) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae).

Comparison of sensory structures present on larval antennae and mouthparts of lepidopteran crop pests

Films and scaffold have been successfully made using a mixture of gelatine and sericin extracted from silkworm Antheraea mylitta. Fabricated supports have evenly distributed pores, good compressive strength and high swellability.

Aplicaciones de la sericina: una proteina globular proveniente de la seda

Phylogenetic analysis indicated that ApDef gene had the closest genetic distance with Antheraea mylitta Defense.

Cloning, Expression and Analysis of a Novel Defense Gene from Antheraea pernyi

At the university there, coin-sized disks are being produced from the cocoon of the tasar silkworm (Antheraea mylitta).