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Bertholdia trigona
Bertholdia
trigona
, or
Grote's
bertholdia
, is a
species
of
moth
in the
family
Erebidae
. The species was
first described
by
Augustus Radcliffe Grote
in
1879
. It is prevalent in the
southwestern
United States
.
In
studies
performed
at
Wake Forest University
, these moths were
shown
to have developed the
ability
to
disrupt the echolocation
of
bats
. This
insect
is the only known species that
can jam
its
predator's
echolocation
.