Biston (moth)
Poplar body Dick Spanner ( Biston strataria )
Biston is a genus within the family of butterfly clamps ( Geometridae ).
Features
The European representative of the genus Biston are relatively large nocturnal moth with a wingspan of up to 55 millimeters. The species of polyphagous pronounced and can be found in various hardwoods and shrubs. The best known representative within the genus is the peppered moth ( Biston betularia ), have led to a number of publications which frequently occur in industrial areas melanistic forms.
The nocturnal caterpillars have the habit of a typical looper and are customized by shape and color of their habitat. The thickness of the poplar body tensioner ( Biston strataria ) collected in the resting position after a small branch by obliquely forward it stretches the crawler body ( mimesis ).
System
In Europe, the genus Biston is represented by three species. Previously the species Apocheima hispidaria, Lycia pomonaria, Lycia and Lycia zonaria hirtaria were combined in the genus Biston.
Worldwide currently includes 49 species in this genus.
- Biston abruptaria (Walker, 1869)
- Biston achyra Wehrli, 1936. Europe.
- Biston annulata (Warren, 1897)
- Biston bengaliaria ( Guenee, 1858)
- B. betularia (Linnaeus, 1758). Europe.
- Biston bistonaria (Walker, 1866)
- Biston brevipennata Inoue, 1982
- Biston contectaria (Walker, 1863)
- Biston dargei ( Herbulot, 1973)
- Biston edwardsi ( Prout, 1938)
- Biston emarginaria Leach, 1897
- Biston erilda ( Oberthuer, 1910)
- Biston falcata (Warren, 1893)
- Biston fasciaria Motschulsky, 1866
- Biston Fessa (Warren, 1896)
- Biston giganteus Inoue, 1985
- Biston homoclera ( Prout, 1938)
- Biston huberaria ( Ballion, 1866)
- Biston hypoleucos Kuznetsov, 1901
- Biston inouei Holloway, 1994
- Biston insularis (Warren, 1894)
- Biston johannaria ( Oberthuer, 1913)
- Biston leucocrossa ( Prout, 1928)
- Biston luculentus Inoue, 1992
- Biston marginata Shiraki, 1913
- Biston melacron Wehrli, 1941
- Biston multidentata ( Guedet, 1941)
- Biston nephelistis ( Meyrick, 1897)
- Biston panterinaria ( Bremer & Grey, 1853)
- Biston porphyria ( Butler, 1889)
- Biston praeparva ( Prout, 1937)
- Biston prinodes (West, 1929)
- Biston pteronyma ( Prout, 1938)
- Biston pura (Warren, 1894)
- Biston pustulata (Warren, 1896)
- Biston quercii ( Oberthuer, 1910)
- Biston regalis ( Moore, 1888)
- Biston robustum Butler, 1879
- Biston semifusca ( Swinhoe, 1902)
- Biston sinuata Hampson, 1895
- Biston strataria ( Hufnagel, 1767). Europe.
- Biston strigaria ( Moore, 1879)
- Biston subflavus Inoue, 1985
- Biston subocularia ( Mabille, 1893)
- Biston subregalis Inoue, 1992
- Biston supressaria ( Guenee, 1858)
- Biston takeuchii Matsamura, 1931
- Biston thibetaria ( Oberthuer, 1886)
- Biston thoracicaria ( Oberthuer, 1884)