Can silkworms only eat mulberry leaves?

KamaKamaChameleon!

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Is there anything else that silkworms can eat beside mulberry leaves and silkworm chow? I dont have mulberry trees/silkworm chow so I'm wondering if there is anything else I can feed them.
 
In a pinch I've seen them munch on dandelion greens. But really, chow or mulberry leaves are where it's at. Depending on where you're located you might be able to scavenge some mulberry. I'm in Florida and posted on Next Door asking for folks nearby to let me take some of their mulberry leaves and had a few people kindly reached out with their info.
 
Is it one particular variety of mulberry or any?
White Mulberry (Morus alba) has an enormous range:
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Red Mulberry (Morus rubra) has a somewhat narrower range, but still quite large:
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There is also Black Mulberry (Morus nigra) which appears to be limited to Old World:
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