@article {52608, title = {Do small ermine moths sing? Possible stridulatory sound production in Yponomeutidae (Lepidoptera)}, journal = {Journal of Natural History}, volume = {51}, year = {2017}, month = {Feb-26-20172086}, pages = {1229 - 1236}, abstract = {

In the hind wings of Yponomeuta and related genera there are transparent patches without scales; within these are arrays of ridges and it is suggested these may be used to produce sounds, with the adjacent membrane acting as a resonator. Avenues for further research are explored, together with potential taxonomic implications.

}, keywords = {hearing, hind wing, sound production, stridulation, Yponomeutidae}, issn = {0022-2933}, doi = {10.1080/00222933.2017.1324063}, url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00222933.2017.1324063https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00222933.2017.1324063}, author = {Agassiz, David J. L.} }