Why do you think more dark peppered moths survived on sooty trees?

Probably due to the lack of pollution around. Once the human race discovered fire, there was an increase in soot & carbon particles in the air, which darkened surfaces. This made the lighter mothWhy_do_you_think_the_lighter_variety_of_the_peppered_moth_was_more_common_originallyto predators. The darker colouration evolved to help give it camouflage when it rests on trees.