Bistica is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1912. Its only species, Bistica noela, was first described by Herbert Druce in 1892. It is found from Arizona to Mexico and Guatemala.[1][2][3]

Bistica
Bistica noela, Mexico
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Stiriini
Genus: Bistica
Dyar, 1912
Species:
B. noela
Binomial name
Bistica noela
(H. Druce, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Mychonia noela H. Druce, 1892

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Bistica​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (July 29, 2019). "Bistica Dyar, 1912". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Bistica Dyar, 1912". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 24, 2020.