Biston mediolata

Biston mediolata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Hunan, Fujian, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan) and Vietnam.[1]

Female, upperside and underside

Biston mediolata
Male, upperside and underside
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Biston
Species:
B. mediolata
Binomial name
Biston mediolata
Jiang, Nan, Dayong Xue & Hongxiang Han, 2011[1]

Etymology

The specific name is from the Latin prefix medio and the word latus, which means medially and broad, referring to the shape of the valva.

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