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The peppered moth (Biston betularia) is a temperate species of night-flying moth. [1] It is mostly found in the northern hemisphere in places like Asia, Europe and North America. Peppered moth evolution is an example of population genetics and natural selection. [2] The caterpillars of the peppered moth not only mimic the form but also the ...
Haimbachia placidellus, the peppered haimbachia moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Frank Haimbach in 1907. [2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New York and Massachusetts to South Carolina, west to Tennessee. The larvae probably feed on grasses. [3]
Tritocleis is monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. Its only species, Tritocleis microphylla, the ʻOlaʻa peppered looper moth, described by the same author in the same year, is now extinct. [1] It was endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The wingspan was about 20 mm.
The evolution of the peppered moth is an evolutionary instance of directional colour change in the moth population as a consequence of air pollution during the Industrial Revolution. The frequency of dark-coloured moths increased at that time, an example of industrial melanism .
Industrial melanism is known from over 70 species of moth that Kettlewell found in England, and many others from Europe and North America. [17] Among these, Apamea crenata (clouded border brindle moth) and Acronicta rumicis (knot grass moth) are always polymorphic, though the melanic forms are more common in cities and (like those of the peppered moth) are declining in frequency as those ...
Utetheisa lotrix, the salt-and-pepper moth or crotalaria moth, [1] is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in most of the Old World tropics.
Tilted Towers was a small city location in Fortnite: Battle Royale, [1] [2] and a current location in Fortnite Reload. [3] Located near the center of the map, the city is composed of several large skyscrapers with cramped interiors, each consisting of several stories, [1] [2] the tallest of which is a large clock tower. [4]
Peppered moth insularia on the bark of a lichen-covered birch. By the time of Kettlewell, it was known in England that there were three varieties of peppered moth. The normal, typica, is whitish-grey in colour with dark speckles on the wings. The colour was a perfect camouflage on light-coloured trees covered with lichens.