Scientific Name
Biston betularia cognataria
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Biston betularia cognataria (Guenée in Boisduval and Guenée, 1858)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Peppered Moth
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily | Geometroidea |
| Family | Geometridae |
| Subfamily | Ennominae |
| Tribe | Boarmiini |
| Genus | Biston |
| Species | Biston betularia |
| Subspecies | Biston betularia cognataria |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Unknown
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Lepidoptera
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
15
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
KStraub@nps.gov
Created Date
11/2/2018 1:23:20 PM
Last Modified By
KStraub@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/5/2020 7:44:21 AM
Notes
Image URL: https://npgallery.nps.gov/GRSM/AssetDetail/27410a001a8f48cbb4b6eef98935863e;
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