Bistonia
/bɪˈstoʊniə/noun
A taxonomic genus of geometrid moths.
Did you know?Bistonia belongs to the same broader naming tradition as Biston, a moth name linked to Biston, a legendary Thracian king and the Bistones of Greek mythology.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Βίστωνες (Bístōnes)
“The Bistones, an ancient Thracian people associated with the region around Lake Bistonis.”
Classical Antiquity
Greek
Βίστων (Bístōn)
“Biston, a legendary Thracian king in Greek myth and the eponym associated with the Bistones.”
18th–19th Century
Scientific Latin
Biston
“A zoological genus name formed from the mythological and ethnographic name Biston.”
19th Century
Scientific Latin
Bistonia
“A genus name built from Biston with the taxonomic ending -ia, meaning a named biological group associated with Biston.”
Modern English
English
Bistonia
“The accepted scientific name of a genus of geometrid moths.”