Biston betularia

Biston betularia

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 Cladus: Metapterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Endopterygota 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 betularia

Name

Biston betularia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonymy

• Phalaena betularia Linnaeus, 1758
• Biston betularia (Linnaeus):

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. 

Vernacular names

English: Peppered moth
français: Phalène du bouleau
magyar: Nyírfaaraszoló, szürke pettyesaraszoló

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