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Peppered Moth - Biston betularia - Peper-En-Zoutvlinder
Eurasia and North America.
The following 2 subspecies are being recognized:
Biston betularia betularia - Europe to West-Asia;
Biston betularia alexandrina - Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan
Biston betularia fumosarius - ?
Biston betularia nepalensis - Himalayas of Nepal;
Biston betularia sibirica - South-Siberia to Transbaikalia and Mongolia;
Biston betularia parva - Amur, Kuril Islands, Japan, Korea and Northeast-China;
Biston betularia cognataria - South-Canada and East-USA;
Biston betularia contrasta - West-USA.
Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.