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Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. This creature has been romantically dubbed the mandolin moth by scientists because the male serenades the female when it is time to mate. The hind wings of the male ...

The feathery antennae of male Madagascan moon moths are very good at detecting females Alessandro says, 'The male's antennae surface area is increased by the larger feathery plumes that catch ...

Inside the pupa, its metamorphosis into the imago stage takes place. As adults, the females of the species secrete pheromones (sexual attractants) that appeal to male moths, which use their large ...

Pheromone traps work by mimicking the female moth sex hormone. Male moths are attracted to a chalky tablet which then covers them in the hormone. Other male moths then try to mate with them ...

Traps in field plots assessed attraction of the cabbage looper moth, Trichoplusia ni (Hübner), to lures emitting synthetic chemicals identified as the pheromone of the male; linalool, p-cresol and ...