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Peppered moth
Biston betularia
Geometer moths
(Geometridae)
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Black/white pattern with long slim front wings. The ♂ has double feathered antennae. The head is brown but only visible from below. There can be completely black copies. Caterpillar resembles a twig both in colour and in the build. Night active preferably in deciduous woodland. ⇔ wsp. 40-50 mm
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CP Colour
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Type
40-70 mm
Flat
Feather
> 40 mm
Bald
Marks
Night
0 LookAlikes (LA):
Peppered moth
Peper-en-zoutvlinder
Birkenspanner
Phalène du bouleau
Farfalla punteggiata delle betulle
Mariposa de los abedules
Biston betularia [L.]
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