Most moths are nocturnal. This tiger moth is unusual in that it is active during the day. It is very conspicuous, especially with the two orange hair tufts just behind its head. It is also a poor flyer. These features may seem to make it very vulnerable to predators but it has defensive chemicals in its body that deter would-be attackers.1,46
Predators efficiently learn to avoid one type of warning signal rather than several, making colour p...
Abstract Aposematic organisms have warning signals advertising their unpalatability to predators, an...
Animals have evolved different mechanisms for survival like camouflage, defence mechanisms. These ch...
Most moths are nocturnal. This tiger moth is unusual in that it is active during the day. It is ver...
Most moths are nocturnal. This tiger moth is unusual in that it is active during the day. It is ver...
Most moths are nocturnal. This tiger moth is unusual in that it is active during the day. It is ver...
The previous WRCF poster on Butterflies and Skippers described basic structural differences of butte...
The warning displays of aposematic organisms signal to predators that they possess a secondary defen...
A Thesis Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Master of Science - ...
Nocturnal flight exposes insects to selection pressures that include reduced light and the hunting b...
Also called silver-spotted halisidota, this moth is an occasional pest of ornamental conifers. The l...
Male small china-mark moth Cataclysta lemnata (Pyralidae) swarming over shallow water show a flight ...
According to our extensive data on Lepidoptera (883 species), UV wing patterns are almost three time...
Almost all terrestrial species on earth have evolved to be active in a certain part of the day, and ...
The cabbage moth, sometimes known as the diamond-back cabbage moth because of its markings, is well ...
Predators efficiently learn to avoid one type of warning signal rather than several, making colour p...
Abstract Aposematic organisms have warning signals advertising their unpalatability to predators, an...
Animals have evolved different mechanisms for survival like camouflage, defence mechanisms. These ch...
Most moths are nocturnal. This tiger moth is unusual in that it is active during the day. It is ver...
Most moths are nocturnal. This tiger moth is unusual in that it is active during the day. It is ver...
Most moths are nocturnal. This tiger moth is unusual in that it is active during the day. It is ver...
The previous WRCF poster on Butterflies and Skippers described basic structural differences of butte...
The warning displays of aposematic organisms signal to predators that they possess a secondary defen...
A Thesis Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Master of Science - ...
Nocturnal flight exposes insects to selection pressures that include reduced light and the hunting b...
Also called silver-spotted halisidota, this moth is an occasional pest of ornamental conifers. The l...
Male small china-mark moth Cataclysta lemnata (Pyralidae) swarming over shallow water show a flight ...
According to our extensive data on Lepidoptera (883 species), UV wing patterns are almost three time...
Almost all terrestrial species on earth have evolved to be active in a certain part of the day, and ...
The cabbage moth, sometimes known as the diamond-back cabbage moth because of its markings, is well ...
Predators efficiently learn to avoid one type of warning signal rather than several, making colour p...
Abstract Aposematic organisms have warning signals advertising their unpalatability to predators, an...
Animals have evolved different mechanisms for survival like camouflage, defence mechanisms. These ch...