Dark moths never completely replaced light ones in Manchester (Talk.Origins)

Claim CB601.2.1:

Melanic moths never completely replaced non-melanic ones in heavily polluted areas such as Manchester. This is inconsistent with the theory that visually selective predation was responsible for their increase in numbers.

Source:
 * Wells, Jonathan, 1999. Second thoughts on peppered moths. This classical story of evolution by natural selection needs revising.
 * Wells, Jonathan, 2000. Icons of Evolution, Washington DC: Regnery Publishing Inc., pp. 137-157.

CreationWiki response:

It needs to be noted that the traditional peppered moth story is no way a threat to creation science. Not only do the peppered moths remain peppered moths but it does not even represent a change in the peppered moth gene pool but only a temporary shift in populations. The fact that Evolutionists even consider this evidence for evolution is a sign of desperation.

This is exactly the point Wells was making.

All this shows is that Wells was using all of the data he had and not just those that supported a particular view.

As mariposas escuras nunca substituíram completamente as claras em Manchester (Talk.Origins)