Checklist for Genus Biston Leach, 1815 (Oak beauty)
and region East Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 743
20447
107483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 739
20429
107440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 708
20177
106478 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 435
15998
93602 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
4923
29836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
4919
29827 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 83
4908
29785 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 30
3088
21330 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
2761
19757 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 3
460
3588 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geometridae
Leach, 1815
Cankerworm moths, Cankerworms, Carpets, Emeralds, Waves | 435
3464 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Ennominae
Duponchel, 1845
Ennomines | 225
1863 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Boarmiini
Duponchel, 1845
| 34
371 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Genus | Biston
Leach, 1815
Oak beauty | 13 | Species |
Taxom
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Genera for East Africa
1 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for East Africa
13 Species and 4 Subspecies | Biston abruptaria Walker, 1869 | | | Biston abruptaria abruptaria Walker, 1869 | | | Biston abruptaria maculatissimus Grunberg, 1910 | | | Biston abruptaria mpalaria Oberthur, 1913 | | | Biston achyra Wehrli, 1936 | | | Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758 | Brindled beauty moth | | Biston edwardsi Prout, 1938 | | | Biston exsilia Karisch, 2005 | | | Biston gloriosaria Karisch, 2005 | | | Biston gloriosaria gloriosaria Karisch, 2005 | | | Biston homoclera Prout, 1938 | | | Biston johannaria Oberthür, 1913 | | | Biston maculatissimus Grünberg, 1910 | | | Biston mpalaria Oberthür, 1913 | | | Biston pteronyma Prout, 1938 | | | Biston strataria Hufnagel, 1767 | Oak Beauty | | Biston stringeri Prout, 1938 | |
Links, sources and further information Biston at artfakta.se
Biston at afromoths.net
Biston at gbif.org
Biston at irmng.org
Biston at itis.gov
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