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Agriculture · Q619

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 619

Q619

Munga sild worm belongs to the family

A.
Curculionidae
B.
Formicidae
C.
Saturniidae
Answer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Munga silk worm belongs to the family Saturniidae.
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. It is found in Assam in northeast India where 99% of its production occurs.
Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world.