EditorialAmphidasis, Print, Biston is a genus of large, long-winged moths belonging to the family Geometridae. It is most notable for containing the well-known peppered moth. The genus was first described by William Elford Leach in 1815.
EditorialAmphidasys, Print, Biston is a genus of large, long-winged moths belonging to the family Geometridae. It is most notable for containing the well-known peppered moth. The genus was first described by William Elford Leach in 1815.
EditorialPeppered moth, Biston betularia, on branch. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and etched by Jacob l'Admiral in Naauwkeurige Waarneemingen omtrent de veranderingen van veele Insekten (Accurate Descriptions of the Metamorphoses of Insects), J. Slu...
EditorialSilver birch tree, Betula pendula, with peppered moth, Biston betularia, caterpillar and pupa. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmann's Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848.
EditorialPeppered moth, Biston betularia, and red underwing moth, Catocala nupta, on oak and willow branches. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Moses Harris from "The Aurelian; a Natural History of English Moths and Butterflies," new edition edit...