The peppered moth is a temperate species of night-flying moth. Peppered moth evolution is an example of population genetics and natural selection.
Bruce S. Grant is emeritus professor of biology at the College of William and Mary. He has a particular research interest in the peppered moth, He is a defender of the teaching of evolution and has criticized creationist Jonathan Wells, who has cited his work, as "dishonest."
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.
The Bistonini are a tribe of geometer moths in subfamily Ennominae. As numerous ennomine genera have not yet been assigned to a tribe, the genus list is preliminary. In addition, the entire tribe is sometimes merged into a much-expanded Boarmiini. In other treatments, the Erannini are included in the present group.
Pyralis regalis is a species of snout moth. It is found from most of Europe east to Asia, including China, Cambodia, Myanmar, India, Russia, Korea, Japan and Taiwan.
Biston robustum is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. This is a large moth and is known in its native range as the giant geometer moth. It is related, and generally similar, to the famous and widespread Peppered Moth.
Biston melacron is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China, Japan and South Korea.
Biston marginata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China, Taiwan, Japan and Vietnam.
Biston thoracicaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China, Russia, Japan, North Korea and South Korea.
Biston mediolata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China and Vietnam.
Biston contectaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China (Yunnan), India and Nepal.
Biston bengaliaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China, India, Bengal and Thailand.
Biston pustulata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by William Warren in 1896. It is found in Hainan in China, southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Sundaland.
Biston suppressaria, the tea looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
Biston brevipennata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China (Tibet) and Nepal.
Biston quercii is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China.
Biston falcata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China.
Biston perclara is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Taiwan and Japan.
Biston thibetaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China.
Biston panterinaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China, India, Nepal, Sikkim, Vietnam and Thailand.
