Abstract
Tasar silkworm is an economically important species. Because it is a wild species, egg production depends on mate finding and oviposition by females. Light and scanning electron microscopic study reveals presence of
large number of hair sensilla on the ovipositor of Antheraea mylitta, which influences oviposition behavior. Three types of sensilla, hair sensilla, papillae and microtrichia are prominently observed on the ovipositor, which play their role in oviposition as mechanoreceptors and chemoreceptors.
