It has also been proven to effectively prevent female moths from adhering to males, and vice versa.
See glossary for terms used There is a striking dimorphism between the male and the female moths of this species.
The first two generations produce winged female moths.
The male and female moths are very similar morphologically, which makes it difficult to differentiate the two.
It is not known with certainty how far egg-laden female moths tend to fly.
A female moth can lay up to 50 eggs per generation, and produce at least three generations.
Each female moth lays 600 to 1,000 eggs and can fly up to 25 miles from its nesting site.
While female moths lack the ability of flight, the male component enables the gynander to fly.
The female moth is light yellowish-brown with dark, irregular, wavy bands across the wings.
The calls are additionally used by male moths to signal to female moths.