Labdia irigramma
Labdia irigramma is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927. It is known from Samoa.[1] Due to evolution from natural selection, they are brown, to blend in with Samoan Inocarpus fagifer tree bark, as a natural camouflage from its prey.
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Species: | L. irigramma |
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References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Labdia irigramma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
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