Moth is an insect which has a close relation to butterflies, and both are subpart in Lepidoptera Ordination. The metamorphosis stage that displayed in the diagram, shows the cycle process of the silkworm, the offspring of a moth. Overall, a silkworm become a moth in four steps of stage which approximately 76 days or about 11 weeks.
At first, a mother moth lays eggs on the mulberry leaf. Then, those eggs hatch within 10 days. Following that, the silkworm larvas which has hatched, feed themselves with the leaves where they are laid. The larvas which live on that mulberry tree, stayed there for about four to six weeks while keep eating leaves until they capable to make silk threads. Moreover, they make silk threads for about three to eight days, before it could wrapped them. Finally, the cocoon protect the larvas in their pupal stage in approximately 16 days, before it changes into a moth which can fly and continually repeat the metamorphosis all over again.
At first, a mother moth lays eggs on the mulberry leaf. Then, those eggs hatch within 10 days. Following that, the silkworm larvas which has hatched, feed themselves with the leaves where they are laid. The larvas which live on that mulberry tree, stayed there for about four to six weeks while keep eating leaves until they capable to make silk threads. Moreover, they make silk threads for about three to eight days, before it could wrapped them. Finally, the cocoon protect the larvas in their pupal stage in approximately 16 days, before it changes into a moth which can fly and continually repeat the metamorphosis all over again.
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