Peppered moth evolution
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The evolution of the peppered moth is an evolutionary instance of directional colour change in the moth population as a consequence of air pollution during the Industrial Revolution in England in the
Biston betularia f. typica, the white-bodied peppered moth
Biston betularia f. carbonaria, the black-bodied peppered moth
Typica and carbonaria morphs on the same tree. The light-coloured typica (below the bark's scar) is nearly invisible on this pollution-free tree, camouflaging it from predators.
Creationists have disputed the occurrence or significance of the melanic carbonaria morph's increase in frequency.
Peppered moth
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The peppered moth is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is night flying, and found mainly in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Peppered moth evolution is an example of population genetic
Peppered moth evolution
…melanism. Later, when pollution was reduced in response to clean air legislation, the light-coloured form again predominated. Industrial melanism in the peppered moth was an early test of Charles Darwin's natural selection in action, and it remains a classic example in the teaching of evolution. In 1978, Sewall Wright…
Biston betularia male
Peppered moth female
Biston betularia ♂
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