There is a large variety of silk moths which look very different from one another and the silk yarn they yield is different in texture.The silk yarn is obtained from the __ of the silk moth.

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The silk thread or yarn is obtained from the silk moth’s cocoon.There is a large variety of silk moths which look very different from one another and the silk yarn they yield is different in texture.Thus,different types of silk such as kosa silk, mooga silk, etc., are obtained from cocoons spun by different types of moths.

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