Bertholdia trigona
Grote, 1879
Grote's bertholdia
Bertholdia trigona, commonly known as Grote's bertholdia, is a in the Erebidae, first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1879. It is prevalent in the southwestern United States. This species has been documented as one of the few moths capable of actively disrupting bat echolocation through the production of high-frequency clicks.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Bertholdia trigona: /bɛrˈθɔldiə trɪˈɡoʊnə/
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Distribution
Southwestern United States; North America
Behavior
Bertholdia trigona has been demonstrated to jam bat echolocation, producing clicks at the highest recorded rate of any studied. This acoustic defense is hypothesized to increase the effectiveness of jamming against predatory bats.
More Details
Echolocation Jamming Research
Studies conducted at Wake Forest University documented this ' ability to disrupt bat echolocation, representing one of the most sophisticated known anti- defenses in .
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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