The Japanese Lichen Moth hangs out on bark during daytime while blending in until it flutters away in a flash of color. Scientists suspect its coloring mimics toxic species, which helps it stay ...

It was a gorgeous moth, brightly colored but, I think, easy to miss (as I mentioned) because it really looks like lichen.

Darwin realized the moth's natural pale form was ideal for hiding on the lichen that grows on tree back, but he also observed the prevalence of a secondary form, a darker variety, in forests ...

One involves the hemlock looper moth, which is a serious insect pest in Canada. The moth only lays its eggs in lichen. The other case involves a harmful algae that sometimes hitchhikes in lichens.

The common pale form of the moth is camouflaged against lichen growing on tree bark. During the Industrial Revolution - when pollution killed lichen and bark was darkened by soot - a darker-winged ...

Lichen are the host to the black and yellow lichen moth larvae from the subfamily Arctiinae. The larvae depends on the fungal component of the lichen to supply chemical compounds that protect it ...

The study suggests that the Jurassic moth lacewing Lichenipolystoechotes mimicked the fossil lichen Daohugouthallus to help conceal itself from predators. This interaction predates modern lichen ...