Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Hexapoda > Class Insecta > Order Lepidoptera > Superfamily Geometroidea > Family Geometridae > Subfamily Ennominae > Tribe Bistonini > Genus Biston

Biston betularia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Phalaena

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

BistonLeach, 1815accepted genus name

Species group names

Phalaena betularia Linnaeus, 1758 objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Danish: Birkemåler sources: danish PESI focal point
 Dutch: Peper-en-zoutvlinder sources: Dutch Species Register
 English-United States: Peppered Moth sources: Charles Hussey
 Norwegian Bokmål: bjørkelurvemåler
 Norwegian Nynorsk: bjørkelurvemålar
 Swedish: stor björkmätare

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External Links

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Citation

Mironov, Vladimir & Viidalep, J. Hausmann, Dr Axel. Biston betularia (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=445615

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

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2011-01-26 by & van Nieukerken, Dr Erik J. Karsholt, Dr Ole & by Mironov, Vladimir & Viidalep, J. Hausmann, Dr Axel

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