Megabiston is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1894. Its only species, Megabiston plumosaria, first described by John Henry Leech in 1891, is found in Japan.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Megabiston Warren, 1894 |
Species: | M. plumosaria
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Binomial name | |
Megabiston plumosaria (Leech, 1891)
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References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Megabiston Warren, 1894". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Megabiston Warren, 1894". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved July 3, 2020.