Bombyx incomposita

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Bombyx incomposita
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bombycidae
Genus: Bombyx
Species:
B. incomposita
Binomial name
Bombyx incomposita
(van Eecke, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Theophila incompositavan Eecke, 1929

Bombyx incomposita is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by van Eecke in 1929. It is found on Sumatra, [1] Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Bombyx incomposita". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  2. The Moths of Borneo