Pepper-and-Salt Moth (Biston betularia cognataria)

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Order: Lepidoptera (le-pid-OP-ter-a) (Info)
Family: Geometridae (jee-o-MET-rid-ee) (Info)
Genus: Biston
Species: betularia cognataria
Profile:
No positives
1 neutral
No negatives

Regional...
This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glouster, Ohio

Member Notes:

Rating Author Comment

Neutral DiOhio On Jan 26, 2007, DiOhio from Corning, OH
(Zone 6a) wrote:
Host Plants: Alders, birches, blueberries, elms, hackberries, larch, pecan, Prunus species, sumac, walnut, willows and other trees and shrubs.

In England this moth is known as the Peppered Moth.

I collected the caterpillar that I have shown and reared him in the cathouse on sumac and he did pupate, so we'll see if we get a moth this year.

By Todd_Boland
By DiOhio
By DiOhio

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