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Antheraea paphia, known as the South India small tussore, the tasar silkworm and vanya silkworm [2] is a species of moth of the family Saturniidae found in India [3] [4] and Sri Lanka. [5] The bulk of the literature on this species uses a junior synonym, Antheraea mylitta , rather than the correct name, A. paphia . [ 1 ]
INS Chamak (K95) of the Indian Navy fires a P-15 Termit missile The first variant was the P-15, with fixed wings. The basic design of the missile, retained for all subsequent versions, featured a cylindrical body, a rounded nose, two delta wings in the center and three control surfaces in the tail.
The Silkworm gained fame in the 1980s when it was used by both sides in the Iran–Iraq War.Both countries were supplied by China. In 1987, Iran launched a number of Silkworm missiles from the Faw Peninsula, striking the American-owned, Liberian-flagged tanker Sungari and the U.S.-flagged tanker Sea Isle City in October 1987. [6]
Land-based coastal defense missiles include the KS-1 Komet, Silkworm (HY-1 and HY-2). [9] [needs update] The KPAN's most capable weapons systems are their approximately 43 guided-missile patrol boats equipped with the P-15 Termit antiship missile (or its Chinese version, the Silkworm (SY-1)). Though their small size limits operations to coastal ...
Hundreds of the cream-colored caterpillars squiggle across a bed of dark green mulberry leaves - the worm's preferred food - freshly plucked from bushes just outside his laboratory. This is the ...
Silkworm missile; HY-2 (CSS-C-3 Seersucker) – Also known as the C-201, the Hai Ying 2 is a land-to-ship missile developed from the HY-1. Chinese Defence Today - HY-2 (C-201) Land-to-Ship Missile Generally considered obsolete, no ship-to-ship version was built. HY-2A – IR-guided version of HY-2; HY-2AII – Improved version of HY-2A
The silkworm Bombyx mori is fed on mulberry leaves cultivated in plantations. Silkworms are also found wild on forest trees, e.g Antheraea paphia which produces the tasar silk ( Tussah ). Antheraea paphia feeds on several trees such as Anogeissus latifolia , Terminalia tomentosa , T. arjuna ( Terminalia arjuna ), Lagerstroemia parviflora and ...
Silkworms are the larvae of silk moths. The silkworm is of particular economic value, being a primary producer of silk . The silkworm's preferred food are the leaves of white mulberry , though they may eat other species of mulberry, and even leaves of other plants like the Osage orange .