The Peppered Moth, Biston betularia (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): A matter of names

Entomologist's Gazette

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 211-221

  Cook, Laurence M ^a   Muggleton, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

BISTON BETULARIA; GEOMETRIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0242592224     PISSN: 00138894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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