Leaf Moth
Click here to see if you can see the moth? It looks like a leaf.
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Photo © Dan L. Perlman/EcoLibrary.org, used with permission |
Leaf moths use color, pattern and shape to mimic leaves. |
photo © Jorge J. Restrepo; Medellin, Colombia, used with permission |
This is not a leaf, but a moth. It is mimicking a leaf to hide from predators. |
photo © Gary (Carolinensis on Flickr.com), used with permission |
When this leaf moth flies, it flutters like a falling leaf. |
This moth mimics a dead leaf. |
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photo © PhotoSensate, used with permission |
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photo © Upupp4me, used with permission |
This moth mimics a leaf. |