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European Oak Beauty
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European Oak Beauty

Biston strataria

Biston strataria, the oak beauty, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is native to Europe, but is primarily found in the United Kingdom. B. strataria is found in a variety of habitats, but is mostly found in woodlands where it rests on the bark of trees, camouflaged by its mottled black and grey wings. The male has feather-like antennae while those of the female are more thread-like. The moth has a wingspan of 40...

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 244816.