251207-Sugiura-Sounds-Larva (IMAGE)

Kobe University

251207-Sugiura-Sounds-Larva

Caption

Mature larvae of the buff-leaf hawkmoth (Phyllosphingia dissimilis) produce sound by expelling air through a pair of their respiratory openings (the large slit-shaped opening visible above the “horn” at the rear of the animal where it is attached to the branch). 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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