taxonID	type	description	language	source
039D9C1EFFD8C651BB9DFB7090EFFA91.taxon	biology_ecology	Hostplant associations. Morus australis (Moraceae), an introduced, cultivated tree in Southeast Asia, was accepted as a larval hostplant of Bombyx incomposita in the present study. A species of mulberry tree, M. macroura is native in Malaysia (Berg et al. 2006), possibly representing the primary larval hostplant of B. incomposita. Biology. Eggs were laid in clusters, with each egg separated from other eggs, attached on the underside of the larval host plant. The first instar larvae emerged from the lateral side of egg, without completely consuming the chorion. The larvae only fed on the leaves. When not feeding or molting, the larvae usually resided on the twigs. The final instar larvae spun its cocoon between two or three leaves before the pupal stage. The duration from egg to adult took about 60 days.	en	Lin, Rung-Juen, Lin, Yu-Chi, Hsu, Yu-Feng (2021): Systematic position of Bombyx incomposita (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae), with notes on its immature biology and hostplant association. Zootaxa 5052 (1): 91-104, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5052.1.5
039D9C1EFFD8C651BB9DFB7090EFFA91.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Bombyx incomposita is similar to B. huttoni in wing pattern, but can be distinguished by male, female genitalia, and body coloration of larva. Uncus is broader in B. incomposita than in B. huttoni. The sterigma is less jagged in B. incomposita than B. huttoni. Larva bears a pair of slender dark horns on A 2 to A 7; the thorax is whitish; the abdomen is deep grey with orange spots.	en	Lin, Rung-Juen, Lin, Yu-Chi, Hsu, Yu-Feng (2021): Systematic position of Bombyx incomposita (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae), with notes on its immature biology and hostplant association. Zootaxa 5052 (1): 91-104, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5052.1.5
