• In Greek mythology, Biston (/ˈbɪstən/ BIST-ən; Ancient Greek: Βίστων or Βιστών) was the son of Ares and Callirrhoe, daughter of river-god Nestus. His two...
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    The peppered moth (Biston betularia) is a temperate species of night-flying moth. It is mostly found in the northern hemisphere in places like Asia, Europe...
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    Biston achyra Wehrli, 1936 Biston bengaliaria (Guenée, 1857) Biston betularia (Linnaeus, 1758) – peppered moth Biston brevipennata Inoue, 1982 Biston...
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    Biston suppressaria, the tea looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China (Henan, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi...
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    modern synthesis of evolutionary theory with genetics. The peppered moth Biston betularia is also a model of parallel evolution in the incidence of melanism...
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    Biston quercii is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China (Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Sichuan). A review of Biston Leach, 1815 (Lepidoptera...
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    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...
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    Biston melacron is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China (Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Sichuan), Japan and South Korea. A review...
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    Biston contectaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China (Yunnan), India and Nepal. A review of Biston Leach, 1815 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae...
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    Biston falcata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China (Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Sichuan). Biston falcata falcata Biston falcata...
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  • the country of the Bistones or Milchessians. According to another myth Biston founded the Bistones tribe. Smith, William, ed. (1878). A New Classical...
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  • Abdullah Biston Hashim is a Moro Filipino who is a member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament. Hashim was born on December 10, 1987, in Manila...
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    Philippines, Pakistan and the United States. Biston regalis regalis Biston regalis comitata (Warren, 1899) A review of Biston Leach, 1815 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae...
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    Biston strataria, the oak beauty, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is native to Europe, the Balkan countries and the Black Sea region as far as...
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    supernatural and evil and has been featured in art and movies Peppered moth (Biston betularia), the subject of a well-known study in natural selection Luna...
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  • Thumbnail for Biston panterinaria
    Biston panterinaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China (Liaoning, Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu...
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  • Megabiston (redirect from Biston plumosaria)
    Geometridae Genus: Megabiston Warren, 1894 Species: M. plumosaria Binomial name Megabiston plumosaria (Leech, 1891) Synonyms Biston plumosaria Leech, 1891...
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    Biston robustum is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. This is a large moth and is known in its native range as the giant geometer moth...
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    Biston mediolata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Hunan, Fujian, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan) and Vietnam...
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    Biston thoracicaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China (Beijing, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei...
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    Biston brevipennata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China (Tibet) and Nepal. A review of Biston Leach, 1815 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae...
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    The Etymologicum Magnum mentions her as the mother of the Thracian king Biston by Ares. According to the Byzantine scholar Eustathius, Terpsichore was...
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  • Kettlewell's famous experiments on the evolution of melanism in the peppered moth, Biston betularia. The entomologist Michael Majerus discussed criticisms that had...
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    Biston bengaliaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China (Yunnan, Tibet), India, Bengal and Thailand. A review of Biston Leach, 1815...
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    Biston thibetaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China (Henan, Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan, Fujian, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan,...
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    Biston perclara is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Taiwan and Japan. A review of Biston Leach, 1815 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae)...
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    Biston marginata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China (Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Chongqing, Yunnan), Taiwan...
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    Lycia ursaria (redirect from Biston ursaria)
    Order: Lepidoptera Family: Geometridae Genus: Lycia Species: L. ursaria Binomial name Lycia ursaria (Walker, 1860) Synonyms Biston ursaria Walker, 1860...
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    Polyphenism also occurs in caterpillars, an example being the peppered moth, Biston betularia. Geographical isolation causes a divergence of a species into...
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    Biston insularis is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Sundaland. The Moths of Borneo v t e...
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