Table 1 A. mylitta ecoraces analyzed in this study.
From: Genetic analysis of Indian tasar silkmoth (Antheraea mylitta) populations
Serial No. | Ecotype | Collection site | State | Sampling coordinates | Primary food plant | Cocoon weight (g) (Mean ± SD) | Cocoon shell weight (g) (Mean ± SD) | Silk ratio (%) (Mean ± SD) | Average filament length (m) (Mean ± SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Andhra Local | Adilabad | Andhra Pradesh | 19.66N/78.53E | Terminalia. arjuna T. tomentosa | 9.45 ± 0.52 | 1.57 ± 0.714 | 16.61 ± 1.58 | 700 ± 36.62 |
2 | Bandhara | Bhandara | Maharashtra | 21.09N/79.42E | T. arjuna T. tomentosa | 6.93 ± 0.61 | 1.24 ± 0.74 | 17.89 ± 1.39 | 613 ± 51.39 |
3 | Raily | Jagdalpur | Chhattisgarh | 19.08N/82.02E | Shorea robusta | 12.77 ± 1.05 | 2.66 ± 0.79 | 20.83 ± 1.08 | 1232 ± 36.62 |
4 | Modal | Keonjhar | Orissa | 21.63N/85.58E | S. robusta | 14.17 ± 0.88 | 3.64 ± 0.77 | 25.68 ± 0.68 | 1383 ± 66.36 |
5 | Sarihana | Santhal Pargana | Jharkhand | 24.26N/87.24E | T. arjuna T. tomentosa | 9.75 ± 0.46 | 1.88 ± 0.749 | 19.28 ± 0.45 | 785 ± 47.05 |
6 | Sukinda | Sukindagarh | Orissa | 21.20N/85.52E | T. arjuna T. tomentosa | 13 ± 0.84 | 1.80 ± 0.49 | 13.58 ± 0.75 | 845 ± 60.33 |
7 | Daba Bivoltine | Singhbhum | Jharkhand | 23.23N/85.23E | T. arjuna T. tomentosa | 12.10 ± 0.86 | 2.80 ± 0.76 | 12.64 ± 0.99 | 750 ± 51.74 |
8 | Daba Trivoltine | Singhbhum | Jharkhand | 23.23N/85.23E | T. tomentosa | 11.06 ± 0.54 | 1.28 ± 0.43 | 11.57 ± 0.68 | 700 ± 48.22 |
