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Biston (moth)
''Biston'' is a genus of large, long-winged moths belonging to the family Geometridae. It is most notable for containing the well-known peppered moth. The genus was first described by William Elford Leach in 1815. Distribution The species of ''Biston'' are widely distributed in Holarctic, Oriental and Ethiopian regions. Description Palpi short and hairy. Thorax stout and clothed with thick pile. Legs hairy. Hind tibia not dilated and with slight spurs present. Forewings with rounded apex and oblique outer margin. Vein 3 from near angle of cell. Veins 7 to 9 stalked from near upper angle and veins 10, 11 stalked, where 10 often connected with veins 8 and 9. Hindwings with long cell and vein 3 from the angle. Diversity The genus currently contains 54 species and 40 subspecies. Species Species include: * ''Biston achyra'' Wehrli, 1936 * ''Biston bengaliaria'' (Guenée, 1857) * ''Peppered moth, Biston betularia'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – peppered moth * ''Biston brevipennata'' Ino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biston Strataria
''Biston strataria'', the oak beauty, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is native to Europe, the Balkan countries and the Black Sea region as far as Asia Minor and the Caucasus. The species was Species description, first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767. ''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 grey wings. The male has feather-like Antenna (biology), antennae while those of the female are more thread-like. The moth has a wingspan of . The larvae are mainly brown with three lumps near the end of the abdomen. They have evolved to resemble sticks which helps protect them from predators. The larvae feed on many species of trees, but the most commonly used host plants are oaks. Morphology The oak beauty has white forewings with two irregular broad brown bands along each wing. The first band is short, located near the base of the wing, and surroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biston Insularis
''Biston insularis'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Sundaland Sundaland (also called Sundaica or the Sundaic region) is a biogeographical region of South-eastern Asia corresponding to a larger landmass that was exposed throughout the last 2.6 million years during periods when sea levels were lower. It .... External linksThe Moths of Borneo Bistonini Moths described in 1894 {{Bistonini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biston Suppressaria
''Biston suppressaria'', the tea looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China (Henan, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet), India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Description The wingspan of the male is 60–70 mm and the female is 74–80 mm. The proboscis is more developed. Frons less hairy. Hind tibia with the first pair of spurs medial. Wings with the outer margins non-crenulate. Antennae of male bipectinate (comb like on both sides) with short stiff branches. Body grey with black irrorations (sprinklings). Head ochreous. Thorax and abdomen with yellow bars. Forewings with waved yellow antemedial band. Both wings with irregularly sinuous indistinct yellow medial line curved outward beyond the cell of forewings. There is an ill-defined postmedial maculate band angled at vein 5 of both wings, with some outer margin of forewing. A marg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biston Subregalis
In Greek mythology, Biston ( Ancient Greek: Βίστων or Βιστών) was the son of Ares and Callirrhoe, daughter of river-god Nestus. His two brothers were Odomas and Edonus (eponyms of two Thracian tribes, the Odomanti and the Edoni). Alternately, he was called son of Paeon and grandson of Ares. In some accounts, he was the son of either the Muses Terpsichorus'' Etymologicum Magnum'', 197. 59 s. v. ''Bistoniē'' or Calliope. Mythology Biston built the city of Bistonia on the shores of Lake Bistonis in Thrace. He also introduced the Thracian practice of tattooing both men and women with eye-like patterns as a magical fetish, in response to an oracle which guaranteed victory against the neighbouring Edonians tribe if so adorned. The Thracian Bistonians were famous for their warlike nature and cult of Ares whom they worshipped in the form of an upright standing sword. See also * Bistones * Bistonis, the nymph who lives at Lake Bistonis. Notes Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biston Robustum
''Biston 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. It is related, and generally similar, to the famous and widespread Peppered Moth. The species is found in China (Shandong, Shaanxi, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Jiangxi), Taiwan, Japan, Russia, North Korea, South Korea and Vietnam. This species has recently gained attention due to the discovery of its use of chemical mimicry to avoid predation by ants. The larva of this species, in common with many other geometrids, uses visual mimicry, strongly resembling a twig of its host plant. Recent studies have shown that it also uses chemical mimicry, storing chemicals from its food in its cuticle so that ants are largely unable to distinguish it from a twig, even after making contact with their highly sensitive antennae. Ants foraging for prey have been observed walking along the moth larvae, oblivious of their presence. Utili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biston Regalis
''Biston regalis'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China (Liaoning, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan), Taiwan, Russia (Amur, Ussuri), Japan, North Korea, South Korea, India, Nepal, the Philippines, Pakistan and the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... Subspecies *''Biston regalis regalis'' *''Biston regalis comitata'' (Warren, 1899) References Moths described in 1888 Bistonini Moths of Japan {{Bistonini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biston Quercii
''Biston quercii'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ... (Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Sichuan). References Moths described in 1910 Bistonini {{Bistonini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biston Pustulata
''Biston pustulata'' is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by William Warren in 1896. It is found in Hainan in China, southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Sundaland Sundaland (also called Sundaica or the Sundaic region) is a biogeographical region of South-eastern Asia corresponding to a larger landmass that was exposed throughout the last 2.6 million years during periods when sea levels were lower. It .... The larvae have been recorded feeding on '' Acacia mangium'' and '' Gliricidia'' species. References Moths described in 1896 Bistonini {{Bistonini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biston Perclara
''Biston perclara'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Taiwan and Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north .... References Moths described in 1899 Bistonini {{Bistonini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
