Peppered Moth Game

Titan Vickery’s Game Summary | 5/3/2023

You ate a total of 67 moths. Your forest started with 50% light peppered moths and
50% dark peppered moths in a dark forest. There are now 50% of the light color
morph and 50% of the dark color morph.

Usually, players end with fewer light moths. Because light moths are easier to see
against the dark background, players usually eat more light moths than dark moths
from this species.

Light moth color morph: 50%

Percent of population

100
75
50
25
0
0 15 30 45 60
Time (seconds)

Dark moth color morph: 50%

Percent of population

100
75
50
25
0
0 15 30 45 60
Time (seconds)

To learn more, visit A Seasoned Survivor (https://askabiologist.asu.edu/peppered-

moth) or Sooty Selection (https://askabiologist.asu.edu/experiments/sooty-selection)
on the Ask A Biologist website.