The silkworm is a:

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(C) The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of the silk moth (specifically $Bombyx 	ext{ mori}$).Although it is commonly called a 'worm', it is biol

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(C) The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of the silk moth (specifically $Bombyx 	ext{ mori}$).Although it is commonly called a 'worm', it is biologically classified as an insect belonging to the order $Lepidoptera$.Therefore, the adult stage of the silkworm is a moth.

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