Heterobeltiosis (relative to better parental variety) and standard heterosis (relative to standard variety) for 10 larval and cocoon quantitative traits among the hybrids between five multivotine and three bivoltine strains of silkworm, Bombyx mori L., were estimated. The results indicated that the hybrids between multivoltine females and bivoltine males gave higher heterosis than their reciprocals. Variance due to general and specific combining ability and the genetic components were also estimated. The role of gene actions governing the different traits studied is discussed.