The evolution of two distinct strategies of moth flight
B. R. Aiello, U. B. Sikandar, H. Minoguchi, B. Bhinderwala, C. A. Hamilton, A. Y. Kawahara, S. Sponberg
This study compares flight strategies in hawkmoths and silkmoths, finding two distinct aerodynamic approaches that support similar body masses but differ in force production and flight behavior.
bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2020Physiology