Brenthia hexaselena

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

Adults mimic their predators. [1]

References

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  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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