Biston mediolata
| Biston mediolata | |
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| Male, upperside and underside | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Bistonini |
| Genus: | Biston |
| Species: | B. mediolata |
| Binomial name | |
| Biston mediolata Jiang, Nan, Dayong Xue & Hongxiang Han, 2011[1] | |
Biston mediolata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Hunan, Fujian, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan) and Vietnam.[1]
Female, upperside and underside
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.