''Haploa contigua'', the neighbor moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in eastern North America, from Quebec to the mountains of Georgia and west to South Dakota, Arkansas and Mississippi.
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Uploaded Aug 15, 2021. Captured Jul 15, 2021 22:59 in 4408 Miller Rd, Barnum, MN 55707, USA.
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I recently read about how the extreme contrast found in the patterns of zebras confuse flies. Whereas all mammals in parts of Africa are tortured day and night by swarms of flies, barely any are found on Zebras. Supposedly, the flies are attracted to the body warmth yet as they close in, they find themselves suddenly in an all-white or all-black surface, which messes with their visual system.
I wonder if a similar protection is at work here against predators. Probably not, but it's my excuse to relay a fact I found interesting. Posted 4 years ago