おおしもふりえだしゃく

Meanings

peppered moth

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to the peppered moth (Biston betularia), a well-known species in evolutionary biology. The name is a compound of descriptive elements: 大 (large), 霜降 (frosted/mottled), 枝 (branch), 尺 (measuring worm/inchworm).

おおしもふりえだしゃくは工こう業ぎょう暗あん化かの例れいとして有ゆう名めいだ。
The peppered moth is famous as an example of industrial melanism.
この蛾がはおおしもふりえだしゃくと呼よばれている。
This moth is called the peppered moth.