Brenthia hexaselena

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Brenthia hexaselena
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Video showing Brenthia hexaselena mimicking its predator, a jumping spider in posture, coloration and movement
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Brenthia
Species:
B. hexaselena
Binomial name
Brenthia hexaselena
Meyrick, 1909
Synonyms
  • Brenthia bicaudellaWalsingham, 1914

Brenthia hexaselena is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in Costa Rica. It is a rare example of a prey animal mimicking its predator.

Mimicry

The jumping spider Phiale formosa, a predator of the Brenthia moth, is unusually mimicked by the moth Phiale formosa cropped.jpg
The jumping spider Phiale formosa , a predator of the Brenthia moth, is unusually mimicked by the moth

Adults mimic their predators. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Rota, Jadranka; Wagner, David L. (2006). "Predator Mimicry: Metalmark Moths Mimic Their Jumping Spider Predators". PLOS ONE. 1: e45. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000045 . PMC   1762363 . PMID   17183674.
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