Abdominal scales (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Abdominal scales

Caption

Moths in the genus Gonodonta create ultrasonic sounds by rubbing abdominal scales together, similar to the way crickets produce their trademark chirps.

Credit

Florida Museum photo by Jeff Gage

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