In his otherwise excellent article, Jaap de Roode unwittingly perpetuates some more myths about the peppered moth (8 December 2007, p 46), and in particular about Bernard Kettlewell’s classic ...

The typical f. betularia is usually white speckled with varying degrees of black. There is an all-black form, f. carbonaria, and an intermediate form, f. insularia, which is, surprisingly, not ...

For decades, Britain’s peppered moth has been the textbook example of how humans can rapidly drive evolution in another species. New textbooks might want to use a New Zealand stonefly instead. The ...

One example is the peppered moth: In the early 20th century, air pollution killed the lichens they camouflaged on, exposing dark tree bark.

Iconic examples include the rapid increase in frequency of the melanic form of the British peppered moth Biston betularia, driven by the sootier and darker environment caused by carbon burning and ...

Van't Hof AE, et al. The industrial melanism mutation in British peppered moths is a transposable element. Nature. 2016;534 (7605):102-105. Nadeau NJ, et al. The gene cortex controls mimicry and ...

"A microRNA solves an evolutionary mystery of butterfly and moth wing coloration." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 6 December 2024. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 12 / 241206111954.htm>.

The Peppered Moth, Biston betularia, is a relatively common, although declining, night-flying moth found in varying numbers in the UK. It has three forms. The typical f. betularia is usually white ...

SINGAPORE, Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lepidopterans (butterflies and moths) exhibit a splendid diversity of wing colour patterns, and many species display black and white, or dark and bright ...