Biston pustulata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by William Warren in 1896. It is found in Hainan in China, southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Sundaland.[1]

Biston pustulata
Male, upperside and underside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Biston
Species:
B. pustulata
Binomial name
Biston pustulata
(Warren, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Buzura pustulata Warren, 1896

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Acacia mangium and Gliricidia species.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b A review of Biston Leach, 1815 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae) from China, with description of one new species
  2. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Biston pustulata Warren". The Moths of Borneo. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2019.