Biston betularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
peppered moth
on broadleaved trees, etc.
parasite
Larvae freely on the leaves.
host plants
polyphagous
Acer; Alnus glutinosa; Artemisia vulgaris; Bergenia crassifolia; Betula pendula, pubescens; Buddleja davidii; Carpinus betulus; Castanea sativa; Cornus sanguinea; Corylus avellana; Cotoneaster; Crataegus monogyna; Cytisus scoparius; Fagus sylvatica; Frangula alnus; Fraxinus excelsior; Hippophae rhamnoides; Juglans regia; Medicago sativa; Platanus; Populus x canadensis, tremula; Prunus cocomimia, domestica subsp. insititia, spinosa;Pyrus communis; Quercus robur; Robinia pseudoacacia; Rosa canina; Rubus fruticosus, idaeus; Salix caprea, cinerea, x fragils, viminalis; Sanguisorba officinalis; Sorbus aucuparia; Tamarix gallica; Tilia; Ulmus; Urtica dioica.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
egg, larva, pupa
see Gomez de Aizpúrua, Lepiforum.
references
Ebert (ed., 2003a), Gomez de Aizpúrua (1987a), Hausmann & Scalercio (2016a), King & González-Estébanez (2015a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Lepiforum (2021), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a), Wirooks & Theissen (1999a), Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a).