251207-Sugiura-Sounds-Pupa (IMAGE)

Kobe University

251207-Sugiura-Sounds-Pupa

Caption

Pupae of the buff-leaf hawkmoth (Phyllosphingia dissimilis) produce sound by expelling air through six pairs of their respiratory openings (the six oval openings visible along the bottom side of the animal). Other respiratory openings are only used for respiration.

Credit

Shinji Sugiura, Journal of Experimental Biology (2025) (DOI: 10.1242/jeb.251346)

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