Biston falcata

Biston falcata

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 falcata

Name

Biston falcata (Warren, 1893)

Type locality: India, Sikkim.

Syntypes: BMNH. males ♂.

Synonymy

• Eubyjodonta falcata Warren, 1893 (original combination)
• Biston falcata (Warren): Hampson, 1895
• Biston emarginaria Leech, 1897 (synonymized by Jiang, Xue & Han, 2011)
  • Type locality: China, Sichuan, Pu-tsu-fong.
    • Holotype: BMNH. female ♀.
• Amphidasis erilda Oberthür, 1910 (synonymized by Jiang, Xue & Han, 2011)
  • Type locality: China, Yunnan, Tse-Kou.
    • Holotype: ZFMK. male ♂.
• Amphidasis clorinda Oberthür, 1910 (synonymized by Jiang, Xue & Han, 2011)
  • Type locality: China (west): Tse-Kou.
    • Syntypes: ZFMK

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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