Question

Which silk-producing insect is fully domesticated and entirely dependent on human care for its survival and reproduction, unlike wild or semi-domesticated silk moths such as those producing tasar, muga or eri silk, which retain some capacity to survive under natural conditions?

A Antheraea mylitta (Tasar silkworm)
B Antheraea assamensis (Muga silkworm)
C Samia ricini (Eri silkworm, only partially domesticated)
D Bombyx mori (Mulberry silkworm)
E Attacus atlas (Atlas moth, not used for commercial silk)
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