Un papillon de nuit dont les ailes duveteuses sont blanches ou grises. Il tisse pour sa chrysalide un cocon dont on extrait le fil de soie. Sa larve, domestiquée depuis des siècles, se nourrit exclusivement de feuilles de mûriers.
A moth with soft wings that are white or gray in color. During its pupal stage, it spins a cocoon that serves as the raw material for silk thread. Its larva feeds exclusively on mulberry leaves and has been domesticated by humans for centuries.