About Bertholdia trigona Grote, 1879
Bertholdia trigona, commonly called Grote's bertholdia, is a moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. This species was first formally described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1879. It is commonly found in the southwestern region of the United States. Studies conducted at Wake Forest University demonstrated that this moth species has evolved the ability to disrupt the echolocation used by bats. It is one of several known moth species that can jam the echolocation of their predators, and it holds the record for the highest click rate of any moth species. This high click rate is hypothesized to make its echolocation jamming more effective.
