How to Use silk moth in a Sentence

silk moth

noun

• The silkworm is the larva of Bombyx mori, the domestic silk moth.
  — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2021
• Inside each cocoon, the silkworm’s cells were dying so the creature could become a silk moth.
  — Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
• Working with three species of silk moths—luna, African moon, and polyphemus—Rubin shortened or cut off some of their hindwings and glued longer or differently shaped tails to others.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 4 July 2018
• The main body of material in the 336-page book focuses on individual species, from swallowtails to silk moths.
  — Sally Peterson, oregonlive, 9 Dec. 2019
• After analyzing nearly 800 traits of these moths, the scientists created a detailed family tree that helped map the evolution of silk moth wings.
  — Charles Choi, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2018
• The concentric circles or eyespots on butterfly and moth wings—like those seen on this Suraka silk moth—not only look like real eyes but may also appear to glare directly at predators from many directions, scientists have found.
  — Maddie Bender, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2023