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Biston pustulata

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Biston pustulata
Male, upperside and underside
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B. pustulata
Binomial name
Biston pustulata
(Warren, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Buzura pustulata Warren, 1896

Biston pustulata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in China (Hainan), southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Sundaland.[1]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Acacia mangium and Gliricidia species. They are robust and coarsely mottled pale green (although more bluish grey-green in earlier instars). The head is rugose, dull rufous orange, marked centrally with a darker brown, inverted “V”.[2]

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