Moths strike out in evolutionary arms race with sophisticated wing design (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

Moths strike out in evolutionary arms race with sophisticated wing design

Caption

Composite image of the moth Antheraea pernyi (top) and the butterfly Graphium agamemnon (bottom) showing photographs on the left and ultrasound echo image (tomography) on the right. Note how moth wings have weaker echoes (acoustic image) than butterfly wings.

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image courtesy Marc Holderied & Thomas Neil

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