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Attacus atlas [1 record]

Record 1 1999-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Silk (Textiles)
OBS

Names of the silk worm; it feeds on the Ailanthus glandulosa. The silk fiber it spins is called atlas silk [wild silk].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Soieries
OBS

Attacus atlas : habite la région indo-malaise [...] comme la plupart des autres attacus, cette espèce fournit une soie utilisable dans l'industrie.

Spanish

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