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Geometridae 91a1060 – 6640   Biston betularia (Linnaeus, 1758)              Peppered Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: betularia (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) extralim. - MONA 1983: 6640 betularia (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) extralim. - MONA 1983: 6640 ssp. a. cognataria (Guenée, [1858]) (Amphydasis [sic])  fortitaria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917) (Amphidasis) (synonym of ssp. cognataria)  mesle (Forbes, 1928) (Lycia) (synonym of ssp. cognataria)  swettaria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917) (Amphidasis) (synonym of ssp. cognataria) ssp. b. contrasta (Barnes & Benjamin, 1923) (Amphidasis)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 28.28m; p. 210. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths

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