Geometridae Ennominae Bistonini Apochima flabellaria Biston strataria
Biston betularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Peppered Moth
Genus: Biston Leach, [1815]   Original genus: Phalaena Linnaeus, 1758
B. betularia (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, Monti della Laga (Rieti), Italy, July 1990
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
B. betularia (© Toon Verbruggen)
Adult, Hoboken Polder, Antwerp, Belgium, July 17, 2004
(Photo by Toon Verbruggen)
B. betularia (© Bernard Fransen)
Adult, Namur, Olloy sur Viroin, 225m, Belgium, May 25, 2003
(Photo by Bernard Fransen, Photography of European Butterflies and Moths)
B. betularia (© Bernard Fransen)
Adult, Namur, Olloy sur Viroin, 225m, Belgium, May 25, 2003
(Photo by Bernard Fransen, Photography of European Butterflies and Moths)
B. betularia (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, Manziana (Roma), Italy, July 1992
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
B. betularia (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, June 2002
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
B. betularia (© Toon Verbruggen)
Adult, Antwerp, Belgium, July 1, 2004
(Photo by Toon Verbruggen)
B. betularia (© Toon Verbruggen)
Adult, Antwerp, Belgium, July 1, 2004
(Photo by Toon Verbruggen)
B. betularia (© Diego Reggianti)
Larva, Pramand, Val di Susa (Torino), September 1993
(Photo by Diego Reggianti)
Foodplants:
Betula, Salix, Populus, Quercus, Alnus, Ulmus, Prunus, Crataegus, Rhamnus, Tilia, Sorbus, Rubus, Trifolium, Vaccinium, Artemisia, Lupinus, Rosa, Ribes, Spiraea
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