Pilifer

A pilifer ("hair-bearing") or labral pilifer is part of a hearing organ found on the heads of Hawkmoths of the subtribe Choerocampina. This organ detects the high-pitched echolocation sounds of insectivorous bats, and enables the moth to elude them.

Pilifer

A pilifer ("hair-bearing") or labral pilifer is part of a hearing organ found on the heads of Hawkmoths of the subtribe Choerocampina. This organ detects the high-pitched echolocation sounds of insectivorous bats, and enables the moth to elude them.