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Biston
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.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Peppered Moth
speciesBiston betularia
European Oak Beauty
speciesBiston strataria
tea looper
speciesBiston suppressaria
Biston panterinaria
speciesBiston panterinaria
Biston perclara
speciesBiston perclara
Biston robustum
speciesBiston robustum
Biston insularis
speciesBiston insularis
Biston regalis
speciesBiston regalis
Biston sinuaria
speciesBiston sinuaria
Biston bengaliaria
speciesBiston bengaliaria
Biston marginata
speciesBiston marginata
Biston abruptaria
speciesBiston abruptaria
Biston pustulata
speciesBiston pustulata
Biston takeuchii
speciesBiston takeuchii
Biston recisa
speciesBiston recisa
Biston falcata
speciesBiston falcata
Biston strigaria
speciesBiston strigaria
Biston sonomensis
speciesBiston sonomensis
Biston rigidaria
speciesBiston rigidaria
Biston stuningi
speciesBiston stuningi
Biston inouei
speciesBiston inouei
Biston thibetaria
speciesBiston thibetaria
Biston subflavus
speciesBiston subflavus
Biston thoracicaria
speciesBiston thoracicaria
Biston contectaria
speciesBiston contectaria
Biston mediolata
speciesBiston mediolata
Biston nephelistis
speciesBiston nephelistis
Biston achyra
speciesBiston achyra
Biston prinodes
speciesBiston prinodes
Biston melacron
speciesBiston melacron
Biston brevipennata
speciesBiston brevipennata
Biston exalbescens
speciesBiston exalbescens
Biston subregalis
speciesBiston subregalis
Biston unicoloris
speciesBiston unicoloris
Biston varianaria
speciesBiston varianaria
Biston rosenbaueri
speciesBiston rosenbaueri
Biston curva
speciesBiston curva
Biston sinuata
speciesBiston sinuata
Biston edwardsi
speciesBiston edwardsi
Biston exsilia
speciesBiston exsilia
Biston pteronyma
speciesBiston pteronyma
Biston gloriosaria
speciesBiston gloriosaria
Biston subocularia
speciesBiston subocularia
Biston dargei
speciesBiston dargei
Biston homoclera
speciesBiston homoclera
Biston tianschanicus
speciesBiston tianschanicus
Biston stringeri
speciesBiston stringeri
Biston basanga
speciesBiston basanga
Biston giganteus
speciesBiston giganteus
Biston fasciaria
speciesBiston fasciaria
Biston hypoleucos
speciesBiston hypoleucos
Biston pelidna
speciesBiston pelidna
Biston porphyria
speciesBiston porphyria
Biston quercii
speciesBiston quercii
Biston semifusca
speciesBiston semifusca
Biston pura
speciesBiston pura
Biston praeparva
speciesBiston praeparva
Biston leucocrossa
speciesBiston leucocrossa
Biston fessa
speciesBiston fessa
Biston bistonaria
speciesBiston bistonaria
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 124249.