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Melese laodamia

Synonyms: Melese cutheans

Wikipedia Abstract

Melese laodamia is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Druce in 1884. It is found in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad. This moth was used in the insignia of the RAF 360 squadron, a unit meant to confuse enemy radar during the second world war. The inspiration was the observation that Melese laodamia produces ultrasound when handled. The ultrasound was thought to jam the sonar of insectivorous bats.
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Prey / Diet

Theobroma cacao (cacao)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0