Biston strataria (Hufnagel, 1767)
(Oak Beauty)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBiston strataria (Oak Beauty)
TribeBistonini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyENNOMINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyGEOMETRIDAE (geometrids, carpets, pugs and loopers)
SuperfamilyGEOMETROIDEA (butterfly moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Biston strataria (Oak Beauty) :
1: Biston strataria (Oak Beauty)
12 Mar 2007 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
9am, on brickwall of house an shaded side
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - in situImage 2: Male - dorsal view - in situ - close-up
2: Biston strataria (Oak Beauty)
15 Mar 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, near lighted window after dark (10pm)
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Male - ventral view
3: Biston strataria (Oak Beauty)
6 Mar 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at lighted window in evening
Image 1: Male - anterior viewImage 2: Male - dorsal viewImage 3: Male - dorsal view (2)Image 4: Male - dorsal view (3)Image 5: Male - lateral viewImage 6: Male - lateral view (2)Image 7: Male - wing - close-up

Biston strataria (Oak Beauty) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Biston strataria (Oak Beauty)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Biston strataria (Oak Beauty)
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