70.252 Biston betularia (Peppered Moth)
fw: 22-28mm; May-Aug; a wide variety of plants; common in England, Wales and lowland Scotland
Biston betularia (Peppered Moth) §1 male
ID: typically white with black peppering,
Form carbonaria is sooty black apart from a white spot at the forewing base.
Form insularia is intermediate between and the result of cross-breeding between
the typical form and form carbonaria.
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§1 New Forest, Hampshire; 02/06/2012; male; form betularia
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 27/07/2012; male; form carbonaria
§3 Foulness, Essex; 29/06/2013; male; form betularia
§4 Pound Wood, Essex; 15/06/2020; female; fw 29.8mm; form insularia
§5 Pound Wood, Essex; 15/06/2020; male; fw 24.7mm; form betularia
§6 Kishorn, Ross & Cromarty; 21/06/2022; male; form betularia
§7 Foulness, Essex; 29/06/2024; male; form carbonaria
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§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 27/07/2012; male; form carbonaria
§3 Foulness, Essex; 29/06/2013; male; form betularia
§4 Pound Wood, Essex; 15/06/2020; female; fw 29.8mm; form insularia
§5 Pound Wood, Essex; 15/06/2020; male; fw 24.7mm; form betularia
§6 Kishorn, Ross & Cromarty; 21/06/2022; male; form betularia
§7 Foulness, Essex; 29/06/2024; male; form carbonaria
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 05/04/2014 (§1-3) | §4&5 added 23/01/2021 | §6 added 11/12/2022 | §7 added 09/10/2024
