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Biston (moth)
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Biston is a genus of large, long-winged moth
s belonging to the family Geometridae. It is most notable for containing the well-known Peppered Moth
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s belonging to the family Geometridae. It is most notable for containing the well-known Peppered Moth
Peppered moth
The peppered moth is a temperate species of night-flying moth. Peppered moth evolution is often used by educators as an example of natural selection.- Distribution :...
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Distribution
The species of Biston are widely distributed in Holarctic, Oriental and Ethiopian regions.Species
Species include:- Biston achyra Wehrli, 1936
- Biston bengaliariaBiston bengaliariaBiston bengaliaria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in China , India, Bengal and Thailand....
(Guenée, 1857) - Biston betulariusPeppered mothThe peppered moth is a temperate species of night-flying moth. Peppered moth evolution is often used by educators as an example of natural selection.- Distribution :...
– Peppered Moth (Linnaeus, 1758) - Biston brevipennataBiston brevipennataBiston brevipennata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in China and Nepal....
Inoue, 1982 - Biston bura (Warren, 1894)
- Biston contectariaBiston contectariaBiston contectaria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in China , India and Nepal....
(Walker, 1863) - Biston exalbescens Inoue, 2000 (Philippines)
- Biston falcataBiston falcataBiston falcata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in China ....
(Warren, 1893) - Biston giganteus Inoue
- Biston hypoleucus Kuznetsov, 1901
- Biston inouei Holloway, 1993
- Biston insularisBiston insularisBiston insularis is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Sundaland.-External links:*...
(Warren, 1894) - Biston marginataBiston marginataBiston marginata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in China , Taiwan, Japan and Vietnam....
Shiraki, 1913 - Biston mediolataBiston mediolataBiston mediolata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in China and Vietnam.-Etymology:...
Jiang, Nan, Dayong Xue & Hongxiang Han, 2011 - Biston melacronBiston melacronBiston melacron is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in China , Japan and South Korea....
Wehrli, 1941 - Biston multidentata (Guedet, 1941)
- Biston panterinariaBiston panterinariaBiston panterinaria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in China , India, Nepal, Sikkim, Vietnam and Thailand.Adults mimick the pattern of distasteful or poisonous species of the genus...
(Bremer & Grey, 1853) - Biston pelidna Prout
- Biston perclaraBiston perclaraBiston perclara is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Taiwan and Japan....
(Warren, 1899) - Biston pustulataBiston pustulataBiston pustulata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in China , southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Sundaland....
(Warren, 1896) - Biston querciiBiston querciiBiston quercii is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in China ....
(Oberthür, 1910) - Biston regalisBiston regalisBiston regalis is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in China , Taiwan, Russia , Japan, North Korea, South Korea, India, Nepal, the Philippines, Pakistan and the United States.-Subspecies:*Biston regalis regalis*Biston regalis comitata...
(Moore, 1888) - Biston robustumBiston robustumBiston robustum is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. This is a large moth and is known in its native range as the giant geometer moth...
Butler, 1879 - Biston stratariaBiston stratariaThe Oak Beauty is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is native to Europe, but is primarily found in the United Kingdom. B strataria is found in a variety of habitats, but is mostly found in woodlands where it rests on the bark of trees, camouflaged by its mottled black and gray wings...
– Oak Beauty (Hufnagel, 1767) - Biston subregalis Inoue
- Biston suppressariaBiston suppressariaBiston suppressaria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in China , India, Burma and Nepal....
(Guenée, 1857) - Biston thibetariaBiston thibetariaBiston thibetaria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in China ....
(Oberthür, 1886) - Biston thoracicarius (Oberthür, 1884)
- Biston tianschanicus Wehrli, 1940