Peppered Moth

Biston betularia

Summary 4

The peppered moth (Biston betularia) is a temperate species of night-flying moth.Peppered moth evolution is often used by educators as an example of natural selection.

Additional photos 5

Click here to see additional photo records : http://inaturalist.ca/observations?project_id=17307&place_id=any&verifiable=any&captive=any&taxon_id=143517

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  1. (c) Laura Berry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Laura Berry
  2. (c) Suzanne Carriere, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Suzanne Carriere
  3. (c) Ben Armstrong, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ben Armstrong
  4. Adapted by Chris Cheatle from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biston_betularia
  5. (c) Chris Cheatle, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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