Biston betularia, peppered moth
Two specimens of the same species of moth illustrating industrial melanism, which is abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin)
Picture No
10704054
Media ID
47557213
Size
4961px x 2398px
(11.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
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Arthropoda Betularia Biston Entomological Geometer Geometridae Hexapod Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Lepidopteran Peppered Speckled
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