Biston contectaria

Biston contectaria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Geometroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Geometroidea

Familia: Geometridae
Subfamilia: Ennominae
Tribus: Bistonini
Genus: Biston
Species: Biston contectaria

Name

Biston contectaria (Walker, 1863)

• Type locality: India
• Holotype: BMNH. female ♀.

Synonyms

• Amphidasis contectaria Walker, 1863 (original combination)
• Biston contectaria (Walker): Yazaki, 1992, in Haruta.
• Biston (Cusiala) bengaliaria f. contectaria Hampson, 1895

References

Additional references

• Jiang, N., Xue, D.Y. & Han, H.X. 2011a. A review of Biston Leach, 1815 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 139: 45-96. Reference page. 

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