Peppered Moth
Biston betularia
The adult peppered moth is a night-flying moth found in woodlands, hedgerows, gardens, and urban areas where it rests on tree trunks and walls by day. Its adult life is focused mainly on flight, mating, and egg-laying, with little feeding compared with the leaf-eating caterpillar stage. The species is famous for industrial melanism, where dark and pale forms changed in frequency as pollution altered how well they matched tree bark.
- Type
- Stealth
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
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- Peppered Moth