Bombyx mori Bombyx mori The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of the domestic silkmoth, Bombyx mori (Latin: "silkworm of the mulberry tree"). It is an economically important insect, being a primary producer of silk. A silkworm's preferred food is white mulberry leaves, though they may eat other mulberry species and even osage orange. Domestic silkmoths are closely dependent on humans for reproduction, as a result of millennia of selective breeding. Wild silkmoths are different from their domestic cousins as they have not been selectively bred; they are not as commercially viable in the production of silk. Sericulture, the practice of breeding
Mori Shogunzuka Kofun Mori Shogunzuka Kofun The is a keyhole-shaped tumulus within the located in Chikuma, Nagano Prefecture Japan. The "kofun" has been restored to what modern archaeologists believe to represent its original form, with reproduction haniwa on top of the mound. Its burial chamber is closed and inaccessible to the public. There is also a museum on site, the Mori Shogunzuka Museum, which displays a reproduction of the burial chamber as well as artifacts unearthed during archaeological investigations. The cluster of four tombs has been designated a National Historic Site by the Japanese government. The Mori Shogunzuka Kofun measures approximately 100 meters