Biston panterinaria

Biston panterinaria
Subspecies panterinaria male
Subspecies panterinaria female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Biston
Species:	B. panterinaria
Binomial name
Biston panterinaria (Bremer & Grey, 1853)[1]
Synonyms
Amphidasis panterinaria Bremer & Grey, 1853 Culcula panterinaria Buzura abraxata Leech, 1889 Culcula panterinaria lienpingensis Wehrli, 1939 Culcula panterinaria szechuanensis Wehrli, 1939

Biston panterinaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China (Liaoning, Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet), India, Nepal, Sikkim, Vietnam and Thailand.[1]

Adults mimic the pattern of distasteful or poisonous species of the genus Abraxas. The wings are white and scattered with pale grey markings, which are rarely present basally of the hindwing postmedial line. The base of the forewing is grey and has a large brown patch, accompanied by a yellowish brown antemedial line.

Subspecies

• Biston panterinaria panterinaria (northern China)
• Biston panterinaria sychnospilas (Prout, 1930) (Japan)
• Biston panterinaria exanthemata (Moore, 1888) (India, Nepal, Vietnam, Thailand, Yunnan and Tibet)

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  Subspecies exanthemata male, upperside and underside
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  Subspecies exanthemata female, upperside and underside

Biston panterinaria lienpingensis (Guangdong, China), Biston panterinaria szechuanensis (Sichuan, China) and Biston panterinaria abraxata (Jiangxi, China) are now considered synonyms of Biston panterinaria panterinaria.[1]

Gallery

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  Live Biston panterinaria in South Korea

References

1. A review of Biston Leach, 1815 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae) from China, with description of one new species This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.