- Source: Bistonini
The Bistonini are a tribe of geometer moths in subfamily Ennominae. As numerous ennomine genera have not yet been assigned to a tribe, the genus list is preliminary. In addition, the entire tribe is sometimes merged into a much-expanded Boarmiini. In other treatments, the Erannini are included in the present group.
They overall resemble the Boarmiini, which are certainly closely related. Bistonini tend to retain more plesiomorphic traits (they are rather basal in the expanded Boarmiini) and contain many species that are very large and hairy by geometer moth standards, somewhat resembling Arctiidae.
Selected genera and species
Agriopis
Spring usher, Agriopis leucophaearia
Dotted border, Agriopis marginaria
Almabiston
Amorphogynia
Apocheima
Biston
Chondrosoma
Cochisea
Hypagyrtis
Larerannis
Lycia
Brindled beauty, Lycia hirtaria
Megabiston
Microbiston
Nyssiodes
Pachyerannis
Paleacrita
Spring cankerworm, Paleacrita vernata
Phigaliohybernia
Protalcis
Pterotocera
Footnotes
References
Forum Herbulot (2008): Family group names in Geometridae. Retrieved July 22, 2008.
Holloway, J.D. (1994): The Moths of Borneo: Family Geometridae, Subfamily Ennominae. London.
Savela, Markku (2008): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms: Ennominae. Version of June 24, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
Young, Catherine J. (2008): Characterisation of the Australian Nacophorini using adult morphology, and phylogeny of the Geometridae based on morphological characters. Zootaxa 1736: 1-141. PDF abstract and excerpt
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Bistonini
- Biston (moth)
- List of moths of Canada (Geometridae)
- Mottled umber
- Dotted border
- Erannis
- Ennominae
- Chemerina
- Pterotocera
- Erannis tiliaria
