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Bombycomorpha pallida Distant, 1897

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Higher taxa: Lasiocampidae (family)/  Poecilocampinae (subfamily)/  Poecilocampini (tribe)/  Bombycomorpha (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Distant, 1897
Citation:Bombycomorpha pallida, sp. n.
Original genus:Bombycomorpha
Publication:Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(6) 20
Issue:
Pagination:207–208
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415183
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Bombycomorpha pallida (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Bombycomorpha pallida Distant, 1897 unknown Not stated. South Africa South Africa, Gauteng, Transvaal, Pretoria, ii.1895, leg. W. L. Distant.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Bombycomorpha pallida Distant, 1897 Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 119
Bombycomorpha pallida Distant, 1897 South Africa Gauteng Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 206
Bombycomorpha pallida Distant, 1897 South Africa North-West page M. Ströhle
Bombycomorpha pallida Distant, 1897 Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 119
Plant note:

The record of Piper niger (see Aurivillius (1930) refers to Schinus molle (see J. G. Joannou & A. V. Gurkovich 2009: 105)).

Joannou J. G. & Gurkovich A. V. 2009. A review of the genus Bombycomorpha C. Felder & R. Felder, 1874 with descriptions of a new species and a new subspecies (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae).
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Bombycomorpha pallida Distant, 1897 Schinus molle Anacardiaceae South Africa Joannou J. G. & Gurkovich A. V. 2009. A review of the genus Bombycomorpha C. Felder & R. Felder, 1874 with descriptions of a new species and a new subspecies (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). page 105
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination