Antheraea mylitta

Silk fibers are produced by the larvae of specific moth species. There are two major types of silk Tussah silk produced in the wild by Antheraea pernyi and Antheraea mylitta, and Bombyx mori silk, which is produced by cultivated mulberry worms. 

The glycogen phosphorylase activity in Bombyx mori has been studied in connection with diapause initiation. Differentiation of the larvae was followed by a breakdown of glycogen and an increase in the level of phosphorylase activity. Glycogen levels have been shown to fluctuate between 0.3 and 2.3% of the dry weight during development of the embryo of the Taser silkworm, Antheraea mylitta ... 

A few caterpillars which produce silk occur naturally in the wild depending on the forest trees. Such a silk which is obtained from the wild silk worms is referred to as wild silk and such worms are Antheraea mylitta, Antheraea paphia, Antheraea assamensis, etc. Antheraea mylitta (A mylitta ) is one of the wild varieties of non-mulberiy silkworm which produces Tassar silk. A few other wild silks are Mopani silk from South Africa, Saturniidae silk from Thailand, Assam silks (Muga, Eri and Pat] and Tassar silk from India and China. Six million people in India alone are involved in sericulture and one of the most economically important species for sericulture in India is the wild-type non-mulberry silkworm. 

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