The Filippi’s Glands of Giant Silk Moths: To Be or Not to Be?

• Published in: Insects (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 12; no. 11; p. 1040
• Main Authors: Sehadova, Hana, Zavodska, Radka, Zurovec, Michal, Sauman, Ivo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 19.11.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Accessory gland; Bombycoidea; Bombyx mori; Butterflies & moths; Cocoons; Construction; Developmental stages; Electron microscopy; Ethanol; Filippi’s glands; Larval development; Lepidoptera; Microscopy; Morphology; Organs; Phylogeny; Pyralidae; Saturniidae; Silk; Silk gland; Silkworms; Species; Sphingidae; Spinning; Stains & staining; St Louis Missouri; United States > US

The Filippi’s glands (FGs), formerly “Lyonet’s glands”, are paired accessory organs associated with the silk glands. They are unique to Lepidoptera caterpillars and their exact role is not clear. The FGs are thought to be involved in the construction of a silk cocoon in bombycoid moths. FGs can diff...