Summary ²

The peppered moth (Biston betularia) is a temperate species of night-flying moth.Peppered moth evolution is often used by educators as an example of natural selection.

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1. (c) Mick E. Talbot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mick E. Talbot
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biston_betularia

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