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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Biston |
| Species: | B. pustulata
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The larvae have been recorded feeding on Acacia mangium and Gliricidia species.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b A review of Biston Leach, 1815 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae) from China, with description of one new species
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Biston pustulata Warren". The Moths of Borneo. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
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