| Bertholdia trigona | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Bertholdia |
| Species: | B. trigona |
| Binomial name | |
| Bertholdia trigona (Grote, 1879) |
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Bertholdia trigona (commonly called the Tiger Moth or Grote's Bertholdia) is a species of moth in the Arctiidae family. It is prevalent in the Southwestern United States.[1]
In studies performed at Wake Forest University, these moths were shown to have developed the special ability to disrupt the echolocation of bats.[2]