A new paper documents the first known record of a moth using the umbilicate lichen, Lasallia pertusa, as a camouflage background. Published in the journal Arthropod-Plant Interactions, the observation was made in July 2025 at Duggi, in Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, at about 3,200 m elevation. Lichen-associated camouflage has been documented before, […]
A new paper documents the first known record of a moth using the umbilicate lichen, Lasallia pertusa, as a camouflage background. Published in the journal Arthropod-Plant Interactions, the observation was made in July 2025 at Duggi, in Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, at about 3,200 m elevation. Lichen-associated camouflage has been documented before, […]
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