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Some Australian #Epipaschiinae have bulges in the forewing costa, along with messy scale tufts in the same area, but I'd expect scales to dampen any potential auditory effects. I always took it that structures like these are for spreading pheromones.

See also the forewings of these pug moths (#Geometridae #Eupitheciini):

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/602535-Sigilliclystis-insigillata

#entomology #SoMuchToLearn

Insigillated Pug (Sigilliclystis insigillata)

Sigillictystis insigillata is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Australia, including Tasmania. (Source: Wikipedia, '', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigillictystis_insigillata, CC BY-SA 3.0 . Photo: (c) Ian McMaster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ian McMaster)

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