''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. Biston antennae

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) * '' Biston betularia'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – peppered moth * '' Biston brevipennata'' Inoue, 1982 * '' Biston bura'' (Warren, 1894) * '' Biston contectaria'' (Walker, 1863) * '' Biston exalbescens'' Inoue, 2000 * '' Biston falcata'' (Warren, 1893) * '' Biston giganteus'' Inoue * '' Biston hypoleucus'' Kuznetsov, 1901 * '' Biston inouei'' Holloway, 1993 * '' Biston insularis'' (Warren, 1894) * ''

Biston marginata ''Biston marginata'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China (Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Chongqing, Yunnan), Taiwan, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an isla ...

'' Shiraki, 1913 * '' Biston mediolata'' Jiang, Nan, Dayong Xue & Hongxiang Han, 2011 * '' Biston melacron'' Wehrli, 1941 * '' Biston multidentata'' (Guedet, 1941) * '' Biston panterinaria'' (Bremer & Grey, 1853) * '' Biston pelidna'' Prout * '' Biston perclara'' (Warren, 1899) * '' Biston pustulata'' (Warren, 1896) * '' Biston quercii'' (Oberthür, 1910) * ''

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, Ind ...

'' (Moore, 1888) * '' Biston robustum'' Butler, 1879 * ''

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 Joha ...

'' (Hufnagel, 1767) – oak beauty * '' Biston subregalis'' Inoue * '' Biston suppressaria'' (Guenée, 1857) * '' Biston thibetaria'' (Oberthür, 1886) * '' Biston thoracicarius'' (Oberthür, 1884) * '' Biston tianschanicus'' Wehrli, 1940

References

* *Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2003 onwards. British insects: the genera of Lepidoptera-Geometridae. Version: 29 December 201

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