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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Biston betularia
Biston betularia(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Geometridae
  2. Ennominae
  3. Bistonini
  4. Biston
  5.  betularia
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Habitat

  • Deciduous forests
  • Forest clearings
  • Gardens
  • Mixed forests
  • Parks
  • Scrub

Similar species

  • Biston strataria
MU
FU

40-60 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàPapallona del bedoll
    ČeskyDrsnokřídlec březový
    DanskBirkemåler
    DeutschBirkenspanner
    EnglishPeppered Moth
    EspañolMariposa del abedul
    FrançaisBiston du Bouleau
    FrançaisPhalène du bouleau
    LietuviųBeržinis šeriasprindis
    MagyarSzürke pettyesaraszoló
    NederlandsPeper en zoutvlinder
    NederlandsPeper-en-zoutvlinder
    NorskBjørkelurvemåler
    PolskiKrępak nabrzozak
    SlovenčinaPiadivka brezová
    SrpskiБиберасти мољац
    SuomeksiKoivumittari
    SvenskaStor björkmätare
    БеларускаяБрезова педомерка
    РусскийПяденица березовая
    УкраїнськаП'ядун березовий
    ҚазақшаҚайын пяденицасы
    中文桦尺蠖
    한국어회색가지나방
    العربيةعثة مفلفلة
    زبان_فارسیشاپرک فلفلی
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BetulaceaeBetulaBirch
    FagaceaeFagusBeech
    FagaceaeQuercusOak
    SalicaceaeSalixWillow
    UlmaceaeUlmusElm
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeArtemisia campestrisField Wormwood
    RosaceaeRubusBramble
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Northamptonshire Wildlife
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Male, upperside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Kalwaria Pacławska

Male, upperside.

Paweł CzudecPoland, Głogów Małopolski

Male, upperside.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Bukowice

Female, melanistic form.

Paweł CzudecPoland, Głogów Małopolski

Female, upperside.

Jerzy StrzeleckiPoland, Łódź

Male, upperside.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Markowa

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Maróz

Larva.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

Larva.

Elżbieta KamińskaPoland, Zwierzyń

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Maróz

Pupa.

Johannes GillmannAustria

Pupa.

Владимир СавчукUkraine, Краснолесье
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