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Biston marginata

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Biston marginata
Male, upperside and underside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Biston
Species:
B. marginata
Binomial name
Biston marginata
Synonyms[1]
  • Biston fragilis Inoue, 1958

Biston marginata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China (Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Chongqing, Yunnan), Taiwan, Japan and Vietnam.[1]

Female, upperside and underside

References

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  1. ^ a b c Jiang, Nan; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (2011). "A review of Biston Leach, 1815 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae) from China, with description of one new species". ZooKeys (139): 45–96. doi:10.3897/zookeys.139.1308. PMC 3260909. PMID 22259309.